Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 51.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.0%
in 2020
All-time low
20.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 51.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 52.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.1% | — |
| 1971 | 20.3% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 23.4% | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 24.7% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 26.3% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 29.4% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 30.6% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 32.1% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 30.9% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 32.6% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 34.4% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 37.2% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 34.2% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 40.5% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 20.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.6% | 30.6% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 39.0% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 42.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 43.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 50.8% | 52.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 177 Libya 53.0% compare
- 178 Timor-Leste 52.8% compare
- 179 Pakistan 51.9% compare
- 180 Ghana 50.2% compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 182 Angola 49.5% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 51.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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