Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 59.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
59.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
59.1%
in 2020
All-time low
15.8%
in 1973
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 59.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 59.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1973.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.7% | — |
| 1971 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 15.8% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 15.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 22.7% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 31.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 40.9% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 51.9% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 145 Micronesia, Federated States of 67.3% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 67.3% compare
- 147 Denmark 67.2% compare
- 148 Guatemala 67.1% compare
- 149 Egypt 66.2% compare
- 150 Bangladesh 65.9% compare
- 151 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 508,954 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 59.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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