Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.8%
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.8%
in 2024
All-time low
36.3%
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 65.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 65.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1978.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 36.3% | — |
| 1979 | 40.5% | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 43.1% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.4% | 36.3% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 37.2% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 44.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 51.8% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 56.4% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.3% | 65.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 124 China 74.5% compare
- 125 Lesotho 74.5% compare
- 126 Botswana 74.1% compare
- 127 French Guiana 73.9% compare
- 128 Norway 73.6% compare
- 129 El Salvador 73.5% compare
- 130 Martinique 72.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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