Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
87th
of 221 groups
All-time high
71.3%
in 2024
All-time low
23.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) stood at 71.3%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 87th 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.1% | — |
| 1971 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23.9% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 25.4% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 27.5% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 28.6% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 30.5% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 32.0% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 35.7% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 23.1% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 33.7% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 41.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 44.4% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 52.1% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 68.9% | 71.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 71.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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