Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 53.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
53.5%
in 2024
All-time low
41.6%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, 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: Region 1 is 53.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 53.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1979.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.5% | — |
| 1971 | 45.4% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 44.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 43.8% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 42.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 42.3% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 41.6% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.5% | 41.6% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 41.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 43.8% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 45.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 47.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 51.4% | 53.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 was 53.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1979.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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