Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 72.1%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1983.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.6% | — |
| 1971 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 37.3% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 45.1% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 48.2% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.8% | 37.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 36.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.3% | 51.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 53.9% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 63.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 68.6% | 72.1% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1983.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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