Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.1%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.1%
in 2024
All-time low
13.3%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 49.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1974.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 196th 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: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.8% | — |
| 1971 | 13.8% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 13.3% | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 17.3% | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 13.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 19.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 27.8% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 29.7% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.3% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 44.0% | 49.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 193 Comoros 43.2% compare
- 194 Uganda 43.1% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 196 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 197 Guinea 40.9% compare
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 199 Djibouti 37.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 49.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1974.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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