Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 88.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 88.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 91.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2016.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 79th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.1% | — |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.8% | 88.1% | 91.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.2% | 90.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 79th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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