Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 84.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 1, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 1 is 84.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 95.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2024.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 94th of 183 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 94.4% | — |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.4% | 87.6% | 95.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 84.7% | 91.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 1 was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 94th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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