Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 49.4% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 49.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1978.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 192nd 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.3% | — |
| 1971 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 37.8% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 37.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 37.8% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.4% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.5% | 37.0% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 37.8% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.2% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 43.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 44.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.3% | 49.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 49.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1978.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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