Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 58.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 58.1% 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 58.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 152nd 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.3% | — |
| 1971 | 25.8% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 29.2% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 25.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 30.4% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 34.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 38.7% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 47.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.5% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 149 Egypt 66.2% compare
- 150 Bangladesh 65.9% compare
- 151 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.6% compare
- 152 American Samoa 65.1% compare
- 153 Morocco 64.7% compare
- 154 Fiji 64.6% compare
- 155 Guadeloupe 64.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 58.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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