Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.8%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
115th
of 215 groups
All-time high
93.6%
in 2023
All-time low
34.8%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1980–2024
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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 92.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 93.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1981.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 115th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.8% | — |
| 1981 | 34.8% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.5% | 34.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 41.6% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 65.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 83.2% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.6% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 112 Libya 96.4% compare
- 113 Réunion 96.3% compare
- 114 Sweden 96.3% compare
- 115 Uzbekistan 96.3% compare
- 116 Côte d'Ivoire 96.3% compare
- 117 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.3% compare
- 118 Indonesia 96.3% compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 92.8% 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1981.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 115th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release