Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 59.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 59.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 1981.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 145th 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.4% | — |
| 1971 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 44.0% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 44.8% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 43.8% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 48.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 50.2% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 44.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 43.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 52.3% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.2% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.5% | 59.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 142 Iraq 68.8% compare
- 143 Thailand 68.3% compare
- 144 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 67.6% compare
- 145 Micronesia (country) 67.3% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 67.3% compare
- 147 Denmark 67.2% compare
- 148 Guatemala 67.1% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 59.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 1981.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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