Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 81.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 81.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 96.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 110th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 96.3% | — |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.2% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 81.6% | 93.1% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 81.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 110th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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