Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 52.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 52.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1978.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.3% | — |
| 1971 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 38.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 44.9% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 51.4% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 52.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1978.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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