Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 69.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1973.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 104th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.1% | — |
| 1971 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 47.6% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 46.3% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 49.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 44.7% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 46.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 51.3% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 54.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 59.5% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1973.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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