Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
4th
of 215 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 2006
All-time low
98.0%
in 1980
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 99.5% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 99.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 1980.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 4th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 98.5% | — |
| 1979 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 98.0% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.1% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 1 Kenya 111.7% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 2 Albania 100.0% compare
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Congo 100.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 2 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 2 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 2 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 2 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 2 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 2 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 2 Niue 100.0% compare
- 2 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
- 2 French Polynesia 100.0% compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 2 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 2 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 2 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 1980.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 4th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries 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.
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February 2026 Data Release