Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 78.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 78.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 96.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2024.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 131st of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 96.7% | — |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.7% | 91.8% | 96.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 78.7% | 93.9% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 78.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 131st out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member 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