Africa Eastern and Southern: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Africa Eastern and Southern's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2023 (from 31.96% to 32.05%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.67 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.08 percentage points in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 35.55% (2023)
• Algeria — 70% (2024)
• Bahrain — 60.06% (2024)
• Djibouti — 27.77% (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 50.98% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 49.32% (2023)
• Jordan — 57.09% (2024)
• Kuwait — 57.25% (2021)
• Lebanon — 72.03% (2023)
• Malta — 66% (2024)
• Morocco

More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern

• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 121.03 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.31% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 100.32% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.29% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 3.06 million (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 46.07 million (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Africa Eastern and Southern's secondary education, teachers (% female)?

32.05% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 6.29 percentage points from 38.34% in 1990. The highest value was 38.8% in 1994 and the lowest 31.65% in 2019.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Africa Eastern and Southern?

In 2024, Africa Eastern and Southern's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2023 (from 31.96% to 32.05%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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