Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 47.4%, 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 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1971.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 206th 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.1% | — |
| 1971 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 33.2% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 34.6% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 32.0% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 34.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 37.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 39.7% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 41.7% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 46.2% | 47.4% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 47.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, 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