Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 70.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
70.0%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
92nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
70.0%
in 2024
All-time low
61.1%
in 2006
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 70.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2006.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 92nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 66.5% | — |
| 1981 | 63.7% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 68.1% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 67.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 65.5% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 62.2% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 64.5% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.9% | 62.0% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 62.9% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 61.1% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 62.1% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.4% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 70.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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