Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 37.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 37.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 37.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2005.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 168th of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.2% | — |
| 1999 | 21.3% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 21.3% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.4% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 25.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 37.0% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 37.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2005.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 168th out of 211 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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