Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 42.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 42.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 42.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1970.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 216th 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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.7% | — |
| 1971 | 26.1% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 29.0% | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 29.5% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 32.0% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 33.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 36.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.8% | 25.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 32.4% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 34.0% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 36.6% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.8% | 42.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 42.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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