Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 67.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.5%
in 2024
All-time low
41.4%
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Arab World recorded 67.5% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% 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 WB: Arab World peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1976.
WB: Arab World ranks 114th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.6% | — |
| 1971 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 43.4% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 46.4% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 41.4% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 43.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.3% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 52.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 57.8% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
- 111 Barbados 76.8% compare
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- 115 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76.6% compare
- 116 Luxembourg 76.4% compare
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Arab World?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Arab World was 67.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1976.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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