Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.6%
in 2024
All-time low
36.2%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia stood at 66.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 66.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1970.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 122nd 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.2% | — |
| 1971 | 36.8% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 40.1% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 43.1% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 41.8% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.6% | 36.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.8% | 41.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 49.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 53.9% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 59.4% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.0% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia was 66.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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