Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 56.2% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 56.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1982.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th 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 GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.5% | — |
| 1971 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 51.8% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 49.8% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 48.8% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 51.5% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.9% | 48.5% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 48.2% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 52.1% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 52.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 55.6% | 56.5% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 56.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1982.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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