Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 79.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 79.5%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 83.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1977.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 58.0% | — |
| 1978 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 65.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 83.1% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 58.0% | 59.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 60.8% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 71.2% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 72.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 75.6% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 79.4% | 79.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 79.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1977.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, 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