Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 64.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 64.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 77.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2023.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 129th out of 151 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 77.0% | — |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.3% | 72.7% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 64.9% | 73.4% | 4 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 64.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 129th out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release