Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
37th
of 215 groups
All-time high
96.9%
in 1989
All-time low
89.2%
in 1998
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 96.7% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 96.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 1998.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 37th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 91.6% | — |
| 1974 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 95.7% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 96.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 93.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.5% | 91.6% | 95.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 94.6% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 89.2% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 89.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.5% | 96.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 96.7% 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: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 37th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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