Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 79.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 79.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 97.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2024.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 127th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.1% | — |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.7% | 97.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 79.3% | 88.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2024.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 127th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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