Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 61.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 142nd 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.2% | — |
| 1971 | 38.7% | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 34.2% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 40.0% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 43.9% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 47.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 53.3% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 60.4% | 61.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 61.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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