IDA total: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, IDA total's trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) fell 1.37 percentage points on 2022 (from 65.45% to 64.08%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2022), the average change was −1.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.68 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 0.6 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.61 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.88 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 61.67% for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.63%, against 2.01% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

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What this measures

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.

Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

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

All 18 values

Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 100% (2024)
• Qatar — 100% (2024)
• Saudi Arabia — 100% (2024)
• United Arab Emirates — 100% (2023)
• West Bank and Gaza — 100% (2023)

More education data for IDA total

• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.87 (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 263.89 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.27% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 95.99% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 98.51% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 7.15 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 52.37% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils

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Questions people ask

What is IDA total's trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)?

64.08% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is down 19.69 percentage points from 83.77% in 2006. The highest value was 83.77% in 2006 and the lowest 64.08% in 2023.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCAQ.LO.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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