Secondary education, teachers in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary education, teachers was 54.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
54.1%
in 2024
All-time low
30.9%
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Secondary education, teachers in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 54.1% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 54.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1973.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2024.
Year % female Change
1970 31.5%
1971 31.0% -1.5%
1972 31.6% +1.9%
1973 30.9% -2.3%
1974 31.3% +1.4%
1975 32.0% +2.0%
1976 32.3% +1.1%
1977 32.7% +1.2%
1978 32.4% -1.0%
1979 32.7% +1.0%
1980 32.5% -0.6%
1981 32.8% +1.0%
1982 33.1% +0.9%
1983 33.3% +0.7%
1984 34.8% +4.4%
1985 35.3% +1.5%
1986 35.9% +1.6%
1987 36.6% +1.9%
1988 37.2% +1.8%
1989 37.9% +1.9%
1990 38.9% +2.6%
1991 39.3% +1.1%
1992 40.0% +1.7%
1993 40.6% +1.4%
1994 41.1% +1.3%
1995 41.7% +1.5%
1996 42.1% +1.1%
1997 42.6% +1.1%
1998 43.4% +1.9%
1999 44.2% +1.8%
2000 44.4% +0.3%
2001 44.9% +1.1%
2002 45.4% +1.1%
2003 46.0% +1.4%
2004 46.3% +0.7%
2005 46.9% +1.2%
2006 47.1% +0.6%
2007 47.4% +0.5%
2008 48.2% +1.6%
2009 48.1% -0.1%
2010 48.5% +0.8%
2011 48.9% +0.9%
2012 49.5% +1.2%
2013 49.7% +0.5%
2014 49.9% +0.3%
2015 50.3% +0.8%
2016 50.6% +0.6%
2017 51.5% +1.9%
2018 51.7% +0.3%
2019 52.2% +1.0%
2020 52.6% +0.7%
2021 53.0% +0.9%
2022 53.8% +1.5%
2023 53.7% -0.2%
2024 54.1% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31.8% 30.9% 32.7% 10
1980s 35.0% 32.5% 37.9% 10
1990s 41.4% 38.9% 44.2% 10
2000s 46.5% 44.4% 48.2% 10
2010s 50.3% 48.5% 52.2% 10
2020s 53.5% 52.6% 54.1% 5

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  4. 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
  5. 27 Israel 72.5% compare
  6. 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
  7. 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Secondary education, teachers in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 54.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1973.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for secondary education, teachers?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,756 data points, 1970–2025
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.