Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 85.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
85.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
89th
of 183 groups
All-time high
89.2%
in 2018
All-time low
83.8%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2013–2024

0204060802013201820242013: 87.5 %2014: 87.5 %2015: 87.4 %2016: 83.8 %2017: 86.6 %2018: 89.2 %2019: 88 %2020: 88.4 %2021: 87 %2022: 85.4 %2023: 85.7 %2024: 85.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 85.8% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 89.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2016.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 89th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2013 to 2024.
Year % Change
2013 87.5%
2014 87.5% +0.0%
2015 87.4% -0.1%
2016 83.8% -4.1%
2017 86.6% +3.4%
2018 89.2% +3.0%
2019 88.0% -1.4%
2020 88.4% +0.5%
2021 87.0% -1.6%
2022 85.4% -1.8%
2023 85.7% +0.3%
2024 85.8% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 87.1% 83.8% 89.2% 7
2020s 86.5% 85.4% 88.4% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 86 Solomon Islands 81.4% compare
  2. 87 Saint Lucia 78.2% compare
  3. 88 Sierra Leone 77.5% compare
  4. 89 Benin 76.9% compare
  5. 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare
  6. 91 Maldives 76.6% compare
  7. 92 Cuba 76.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 89th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
296 places, 3,300 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release