Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
41.9%
in 2020
All-time low
30.5%
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 41.3%.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 41.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1976.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30.5% | — |
| 1977 | 30.9% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 30.5% | 32.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.3% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 33.8% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.3% | 41.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 41.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1976.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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