Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 66.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions, 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 MDG: Developing Regions is 66.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 66.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1970.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.2% | — |
| 1971 | 43.4% | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 43.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 42.7% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 42.2% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 44.3% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.1% | 41.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 44.2% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 49.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 53.5% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 58.1% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 64.2% | 66.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions was 66.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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