Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 48.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.0%
in 2023
All-time low
23.2%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 48.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 48.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1971.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.9% | — |
| 1971 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 25.8% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 27.8% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 30.5% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 32.5% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 31.6% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 34.5% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 36.2% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 38.7% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 23.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 31.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 37.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 38.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 199 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 200 Senegal 34.5% compare
- 201 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 202 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 33.3% compare
- 203 Haiti 32.4% compare
- 204 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.4% compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 48.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1971.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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