Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.9%
in 2022
All-time low
37.5%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 52.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 52.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1978.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.0% | — |
| 1971 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 38.1% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 39.2% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 37.5% | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 38.8% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 40.0% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 39.1% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 42.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.4% | 37.5% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 39.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 42.7% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 46.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 48.6% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.3% | 52.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 52.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1978.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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