Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 51.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 51.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 51.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 1999.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.4% | — |
| 1999 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 42.3% | 42.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 42.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 48.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 178 Timor-Leste 52.8% compare
- 179 Pakistan 51.9% compare
- 180 Ghana 50.2% compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 182 Angola 49.5% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 184 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 51.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed 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