Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.6%
in 2012
All-time low
54.8%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 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 GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 88.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 88.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1970.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.8% | — |
| 1971 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 58.5% | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 62.1% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 65.7% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 67.3% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 68.9% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 66.8% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 68.7% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 71.8% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 74.0% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.7% | 54.8% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.6% | 69.6% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 75.6% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 84.9% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 87.9% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.7% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1970.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb 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