Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 45.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.7%
in 2024
All-time low
21.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 stood at 45.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 45.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1971.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 209th 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 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.9% | — |
| 1971 | 21.6% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 23.1% | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 23.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 24.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 31.5% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 34.8% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 21.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 28.6% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.5% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 36.8% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 38.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 44.8% | 45.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 was 45.7% 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 2?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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