Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 72.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 72.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 81.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2023.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 103rd of 151 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.7% | — |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.7% | 75.4% | 81.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 72.3% | 78.9% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 72.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 103rd out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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