Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.1%
in 2018
All-time low
88.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 94.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 95.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 1980.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 88.3% | — |
| 1981 | 90.0% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 88.5% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.3% | 88.3% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 91.6% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 92.1% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 93.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.2% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 2 Belarus 99.5% compare
- 3 Russian Federation 99.3% compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 98.9% compare
- 5 Ukraine 98.6% compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 98.3% compare
- 7 Slovenia 97.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 1980.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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