Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 73.8% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 73.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2009. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 73.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.5% | — |
| 1971 | 49.8% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 52.4% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 53.8% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 55.6% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 56.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 65.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.5% | 49.8% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.8% | 55.8% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 59.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 72.3% | 73.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 73.8% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2009.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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