Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 87.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
87.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
151st
of 215 groups
All-time high
93.5%
in 1987
All-time low
79.6%
in 1999
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 87.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 93.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 151st out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 92.2% | — |
| 1984 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 89.8% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 79.6% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.9% | 92.2% | 93.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 79.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 82.4% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.7% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.6% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 148 United States of America 92.8% compare
- 149 Timor-Leste 92.6% compare
- 150 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 92.6% compare
- 151 Denmark 92.5% compare
- 152 Togo 92.1% compare
- 153 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92.0% compare
- 154 Iceland 91.3% compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 87.7% 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: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 151st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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