Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 84.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 84.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 88.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2022.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 98th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.8% | — |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.4% | 88.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.0% | 86.7% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 84.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 98th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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