Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 53.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: World, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: World is 53.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: World peaked at 53.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: World 91st out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 44.9% | — |
| 1995 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 44.9% | 49.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 47.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 49.2% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.15 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: World?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: World was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: World ranks 91st out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release