Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 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: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) is 40.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 40.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1971.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 220th 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: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.5% | — |
| 1971 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 19.7% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 21.7% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 22.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 25.2% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 19.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 22.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 25.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.1% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.6% | 40.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 40.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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