Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.7%
in 2024
All-time low
43.4%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 66.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 66.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1970.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 118th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.4% | — |
| 1971 | 46.1% | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 45.6% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.9% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 46.2% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.1% | 43.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 45.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 51.0% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.8% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 58.9% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 64.9% | 66.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 115 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76.6% compare
- 116 Luxembourg 76.4% compare
- 117 Honduras 76.2% compare
- 118 Hong Kong, China 76.1% compare
- 119 Tajikistan 76.0% compare
- 120 Grenada 76.0% compare
- 121 Greece 75.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 66.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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