Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.3%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
57.3%
in 2024
All-time low
23.7%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 57.3% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1972.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 157th 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.2% | — |
| 1971 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 23.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 24.3% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 26.8% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 36.8% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 46.5% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.7% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 57.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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