Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 49.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 49.2%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 49.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1998.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 44.3% | — |
| 1982 | 43.8% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 43.1% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 43.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 42.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 42.2% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.9% | 41.2% | 44.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 40.5% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 42.2% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.2% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 46.5% | 49.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 192 Eritrea 44.1% compare
- 193 Comoros 43.2% compare
- 194 Uganda 43.1% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 196 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 197 Guinea 40.9% compare
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 49.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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