Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.2%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.2%
in 2024
All-time low
37.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 69.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.5% | — |
| 1971 | 40.3% | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 41.7% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.9% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 40.9% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 46.8% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 52.1% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 58.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 66.8% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 98 South Africa 78.5% compare
- 99 Tonga 78.2% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 77.9% compare
- 101 Nicaragua 77.9% compare
- 102 Brunei Darussalam 77.8% compare
- 103 Spain 77.7% compare
- 104 Belize 77.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 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 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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