Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 50.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.2%
in 2020
All-time low
40.5%
in 1978
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 50.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 51.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1978.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 186th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 42.0% | — |
| 1973 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 41.0% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 45.1% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 44.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 40.5% | 42.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 40.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 44.6% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 48.7% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.5% | 51.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 184 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
- 186 Mozambique 47.3% compare
- 187 Malawi 47.1% compare
- 188 Gambia 46.5% compare
- 189 Bhutan 45.8% compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 50.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1978.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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