Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 676,602 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 676,602 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 676,602 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 312,762, in 1995.
That places SDG: Western Asia 121st out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 312,762 | — |
| 1996 | 345,381 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 346,462 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 373,708 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 367,204 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 383,992 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 404,326 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 415,294 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 442,585 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 436,535 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 450,024 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 456,819 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 477,773 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 482,809 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 481,808 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 484,697 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 498,109 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 494,140 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 526,094 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 526,665 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 545,691 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 554,458 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 589,366 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 611,504 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 620,092 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 646,591 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 645,851 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 652,782 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 668,662 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 676,602 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 349,103 | 312,762 | 373,708 | 5 |
| 2000s | 443,196 | 383,992 | 482,809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 545,082 | 484,697 | 620,092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 658,098 | 645,851 | 676,602 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia was 676,602 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 676,602 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 312,762 in 1995.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 121st out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release