Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 27.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 27.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 31.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2010.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 194th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.9% | — |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 30.2% | 31.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 27.0% | 27.9% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 27.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2010.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 194th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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