Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 88.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 88.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 91.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2016.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 78th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.1% | — |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.9% | 88.1% | 91.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.5% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 88.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2016.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 78th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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