Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
178th
of 215 groups
All-time high
85.7%
in 2021
All-time low
70.1%
in 1998
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 83.7% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 85.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 1998.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 178th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.9% | — |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 70.1% | 71.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 72.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 78.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.7% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 1998.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 178th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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