Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 49.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 49.8% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 49.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1995.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 110th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.3% | — |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 28.3% | 33.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 34.3% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 41.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 44.4% | 49.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 49.8% 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: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1995.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 110th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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