Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 55.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.3%
in 2007
All-time low
33.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) recorded 55.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 60.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1971.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 165th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.8% | — |
| 1971 | 33.5% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 35.3% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 36.8% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 38.5% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 40.1% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 40.9% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 44.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.6% | 33.5% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 43.8% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 48.4% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 55.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.9% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.3% | 55.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 55.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 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