Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.9%
in 2024
All-time low
79.5%
in 1980
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 85.9%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1980.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 79.8% | — |
| 1976 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 79.7% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.7% | 79.7% | 79.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 79.5% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 81.4% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 82.8% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 84.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.6% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 23 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
- 24 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 25 Latvia 92.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
- 27 Anguilla 91.4% compare
- 28 Austria 91.4% compare
- 29 Saint Helena 91.2% compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1980.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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