Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Low 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 42.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1998.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 218th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.1% | — |
| 1972 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 33.8% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 33.2% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 34.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 33.4% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 32.0% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 37.1% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 42.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low 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