Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 54.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.2%
in 2024
All-time low
37.3%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 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 ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 54.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 54.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 1978.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.5% | — |
| 1971 | 38.6% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 37.7% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 38.7% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 39.7% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 40.6% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 41.6% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 44.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 37.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 38.4% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.1% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 45.0% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 45.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.1% | 54.2% | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 54.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 1978.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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