Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 62.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 62.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 80.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2022.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 177th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 80.5% | — |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +56.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.1% | 59.3% | 80.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 35.1% | 62.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 62.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 177th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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