Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 68.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 68.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 68.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1977.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 108th 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.9% | — |
| 1971 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 45.5% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.2% | 44.1% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 45.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 48.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 50.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 54.9% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 66.0% | 68.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 68.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1977.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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