Secondary education, teachers in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Secondary education, teachers was 32.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 32.1% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 38.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2019.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.3% | — |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 35.2% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 31.7% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.8% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Secondary education, teachers in Africa Eastern and Southern was 32.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2019.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.