Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 85.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
85.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
168th
of 215 groups
All-time high
91.7%
in 1990
All-time low
65.2%
in 1999
Years of data
42
1982–2023
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1982–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 85.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 91.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 168th out of 215 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 89.7% | — |
| 1983 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 87.8% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 80.8% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 73.1% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.8% | 89.7% | 91.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 65.2% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 70.3% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 81.5% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.9% | 85.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 165 Central African Republic 88.5% compare
- 166 Türkiye 88.3% compare
- 167 Monaco 87.9% compare
- 168 Netherlands 87.8% compare
- 169 Uganda 86.3% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 86.3% compare
- 171 Tunisia 85.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 85.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 168th out of 215 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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