Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 74.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 74.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1977.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 66th 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 52 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 39.8% | — |
| 1974 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 39.0% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 37.1% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 41.4% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 39.8% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 46.0% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 37.1% | 41.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 39.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 47.6% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 53.6% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 60.5% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.0% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 74.6% 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1977.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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