Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries is 70.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 70.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 1970.
That places ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.9% | — |
| 1971 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 24.2% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 25.2% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 26.3% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 31.7% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 35.4% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 36.6% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 39.6% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 40.8% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 22.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.0% | 33.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 40.9% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 44.0% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 51.6% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 68.0% | 70.2% | 5 |
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More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,770 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 70.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb 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