Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 62.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 62.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1973.
That places GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 138th 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: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.3% | — |
| 1971 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 41.9% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 40.3% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 40.5% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 40.6% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 48.7% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 40.1% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 40.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 49.0% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 51.9% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 57.3% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.8% | 62.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.86 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 62.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1973.
- How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-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