Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 87.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
87.0%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
85th
of 183 groups
All-time high
90.5%
in 2015
All-time low
87.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 2015–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 87.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 85th out of 183 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 90.5% | — |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 88.5% | 90.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 82 Monaco 85.4%
- 83 Naoero 85.2% compare
- 84 Afghanistan 84.8% compare
- 85 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 83.1% compare
- 86 Solomon Islands 81.4% compare
- 87 Saint Lucia 78.2%
- 88 Sierra Leone 77.5% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 87.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2020.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 85th out of 183 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release