Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 70.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 70.5% for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 80.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 80.1% | — |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.6% | 74.6% | 80.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 70.5% | 77.5% | 5 |
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 70.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.