Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 73.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) is 73.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 91.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2024.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 155th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.5% | — |
| 2013 | 81.5% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 81.5% | 91.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 73.2% | 84.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 73.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2024.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 155th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 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