Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 68.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 68.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1974.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 109th 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: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.0% | — |
| 1971 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 40.6% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 44.7% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 46.3% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 45.5% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.2% | 40.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 45.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 53.4% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 58.5% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.4% | 68.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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