Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 44.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) is 44.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 44.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1970.
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 214th 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.0% | — |
| 1971 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 29.5% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 31.5% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 26.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 34.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 36.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 39.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.7% | 44.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 44.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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