Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) recorded 71.1% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1978.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 89th 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: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.1% | — |
| 1971 | 42.8% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 42.0% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 44.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.0% | 41.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 42.2% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 47.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 49.9% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 55.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 68.1% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 71.1% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1978.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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