GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs United Kingdom: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
87.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom
92.0%
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
152nd
United Kingdom rank
153rd

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 92.0% against 87.5% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 153rd of 215 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 86.3% 100.0% 13.7% United Kingdom
1990s 87.1% 96.9% 9.8% United Kingdom
2000s 86.2% 96.1% 9.9% United Kingdom
2010s 87.0% 95.4% 8.4% United Kingdom
2020s 87.3% 92.0% 4.7% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 92.0% against 87.5% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United Kingdom?
4.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United Kingdom rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 153rd of 215 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 13,385 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release