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
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
February 2026 Data Release