Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 76.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 76.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2024.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 141st 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.7% | — |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 88.6% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 76.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 76.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 141st out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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