Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 66.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 66.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 66.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 1976.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 123rd 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.8% | — |
| 1971 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 42.9% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 42.5% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.5% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 47.6% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.2% | 42.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 44.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 51.8% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 53.9% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.6% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.2% | 66.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 66.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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