Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 96.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
13th
of 151 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2022
All-time low
93.7%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 96.4% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 13th of 151 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 94.0% | — |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.7% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.7% | 96.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release