Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 67.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.5%
in 2024
All-time low
41.4%
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 67.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1976.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.6% | — |
| 1971 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 43.4% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 46.4% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 41.4% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 43.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.3% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 52.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 57.8% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 111 Barbados 76.8% compare
- 112 Panama 76.7% compare
- 113 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.7% compare
- 114 Korea 76.7% compare
- 115 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76.6% compare
- 116 Luxembourg 76.4% compare
- 117 Honduras 76.2% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 67.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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