Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 69.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1976.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 95th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.0% | — |
| 1971 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 40.3% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 42.7% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 44.1% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 46.8% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 39.5% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 42.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 51.3% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 53.6% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.3% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.4% | 69.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 69.4% 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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