Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 50.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
50.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
50.7%
in 2019
All-time low
41.8%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 50.7% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2020.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 50.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 185th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.8% | — |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 41.8% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 47.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 182 Angola 49.5% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 184 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
- 186 Mozambique 47.3% compare
- 187 Malawi 47.1% compare
- 188 Gambia 46.5% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 50.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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