Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
49th
of 151 groups
All-time high
89.1%
in 2022
All-time low
83.2%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024

0204060802014201920242014: 86.8 %2015: 83.2 %2016: 84.6 %2017: 84.5 %2018: 84.2 %2019: 84.8 %2020: 87.2 %2021: 87.8 %2022: 89.1 %2023: 89.1 %2024: 88.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 88.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 89.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2015.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 49th of 151 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 86.8%
2015 83.2% -4.2%
2016 84.6% +1.8%
2017 84.5% -0.1%
2018 84.2% -0.4%
2019 84.8% +0.6%
2020 87.2% +2.9%
2021 87.8% +0.7%
2022 89.1% +1.5%
2023 89.1% -0.1%
2024 88.7% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 84.7% 83.2% 86.8% 6
2020s 88.4% 87.2% 89.1% 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

  1. 46 Azerbaijan 95.7% compare
  2. 47 Ecuador 95.4% compare
  3. 48 Senegal 94.8% compare
  4. 49 Malaysia 94.4% compare
  5. 50 Bahamas 93.3% compare
  6. 51 Namibia 93.1% compare
  7. 52 Seychelles 92.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2015.
How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 49th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
236 places, 2,442 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release