Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.0%
in 2022
All-time low
37.4%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 63.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% 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: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1972.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 135th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.9% | — |
| 1971 | 37.5% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 38.8% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 38.1% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 40.9% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 42.9% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 42.3% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.4% | 37.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 43.7% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 48.3% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 50.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 54.2% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 63.8% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 135th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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