Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.4%
in 2024
All-time low
36.8%
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 45.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 45.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1976.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 212th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.9% | — |
| 1971 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 36.8% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 37.6% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 37.6% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 37.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 39.1% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.9% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.9% | 45.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 45.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1976.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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