Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 82.7% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 83.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2006.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 186th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 69.5% | — |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 67.9% | 77.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 77.3% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 82.5% | 83.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 183 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 78.0% compare
- 184 Senegal 77.3% compare
- 185 Tanzania, United Republic of 75.2% compare
- 186 Guinea 74.7% compare
- 187 Gambia 73.3% compare
- 188 Benin 73.2% compare
- 189 Marshall Islands 73.0% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 82.7% 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2006.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 186th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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