Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 66.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 66.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1978.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 36.2% | — |
| 1979 | 39.9% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 42.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 44.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.0% | 36.2% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 37.1% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 44.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 51.9% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.9% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 61.0% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 66.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1978.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release