Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.0%
in 2022
All-time low
47.7%
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 71.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 72.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1976.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 84th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.5% | — |
| 1971 | 50.1% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 48.8% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 47.7% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 54.6% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 55.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 57.8% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 56.3% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 47.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 50.2% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 58.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 61.7% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.1% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.7% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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