Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 84.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
175th
of 215 groups
All-time high
87.2%
in 1991
All-time low
62.6%
in 1999
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 84.3% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 87.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1999.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 175th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 84.5% | — |
| 1983 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 80.3% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 66.9% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.8% | 84.5% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 62.6% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 67.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 79.6% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 84.1% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 172 Djibouti 83.7% compare
- 173 Madagascar 83.6% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 83.4% compare
- 175 Ethiopia 83.3% compare
- 176 France 83.0% compare
- 177 Rwanda 83.0% compare
- 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.0% compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 84.3% 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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1999.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 175th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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