Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 48.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.0%
in 2023
All-time low
23.2%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 48.0% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 48.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.9% | — |
| 1971 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 25.8% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 27.8% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 30.5% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 32.5% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 31.6% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 34.5% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 36.2% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 38.7% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 23.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 31.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 37.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 38.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 199 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 200 Senegal 34.5% compare
- 201 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 202 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 33.3% compare
- 203 Haiti 32.4% compare
- 204 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 48.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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