Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
84th
of 215 groups
All-time high
94.9%
in 2009
All-time low
85.5%
in 1988
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific is 93.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 94.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 1988.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 84th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.6% | — |
| 1974 | 90.1% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 89.4% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 86.2% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 85.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 85.5% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 89.6% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 90.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.0% | 87.6% | 90.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 85.5% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.0% | 87.3% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 87.5% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.7% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 93.3% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- 81 Slovenia 98.2% compare
- 82 Serbia 98.1% compare
- 83 United Arab Emirates 98.1% compare
- 84 Cameroon 97.9% compare
- 85 Lesotho 97.9% compare
- 86 El Salvador 97.9% compare
- 87 British Virgin Islands 97.8% compare
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 93.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 1988.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 84th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release