Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 58.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.8%
in 2022
All-time low
27.0%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 58.1% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 58.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1972.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 151st 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 27.0% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 27.7% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 28.1% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 30.6% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 32.0% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 34.9% | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 36.5% | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 37.3% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 38.4% | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.9% | 27.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 35.8% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 39.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 43.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 49.9% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 58.1% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 58.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1972.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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