Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.8%
in 2024
All-time low
37.0%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 52.8%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 52.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1978.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 171st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.3% | — |
| 1971 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 38.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 44.9% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 51.4% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 52.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1978.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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