Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.1%
in 2024
All-time low
40.1%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 51.1%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 51.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1978.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 182nd 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: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.5% | — |
| 1971 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 41.2% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 40.4% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.9% | 40.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 40.8% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 43.6% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 45.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 46.1% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.6% | 51.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 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
- 185 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9722 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 51.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1978.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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