Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 62.0% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1979.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 140th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.7% | — |
| 1971 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 44.9% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 44.0% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.3% | 42.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 43.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 46.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.4% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 51.5% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 60.2% | 62.0% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1979.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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