Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 64.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 64.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 64.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1976.
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.1% | — |
| 1971 | 47.3% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 46.1% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 45.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 46.9% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 54.2% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 55.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 57.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.7% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.7% | 45.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 49.0% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 56.7% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 58.2% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 61.5% | 64.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 64.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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