Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.6%
in 2024
All-time low
48.3%
in 1983
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 69.6% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 69.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1983.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 93rd 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: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.7% | — |
| 1971 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 49.5% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 56.3% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 56.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 57.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.7% | 49.1% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 48.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 56.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 64.1% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.3% | 69.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 3?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 was 69.6% 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 3?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1983.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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