Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia
South Asia: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia, 2015–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia is 89.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia peaked at 89.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2018.
South Asia ranks 4th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.6% | — |
| 2016 | 78.1% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.9% | 72.4% | 89.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 79.2% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 1 Andorra 100.0%
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0%
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0%
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0%
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia was 89.6% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2018.
- How does South Asia rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- South Asia ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.