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
Secondary education, teachers in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
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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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.