Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 64.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 64.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 64.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1974.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 130th 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.2% | — |
| 1971 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 39.2% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 38.8% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 41.2% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 42.9% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 38.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 43.7% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 48.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 51.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 55.4% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.4% | 64.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 64.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1974.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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