Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 88.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 88.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 95.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 75th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 95.6% | — |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.1% | 90.7% | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 86.6% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 75th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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