Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 83.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 83.2% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 88.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2017.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 183rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 85.4% | — |
| 1995 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 83.4% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.7% | 83.4% | 88.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 81.0% | 81.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 74.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 80.8% | 83.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 180 Guatemala 79.9% compare
- 181 South Africa 78.6% compare
- 182 Ireland 78.5%
- 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
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 83.2% 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2017.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 183rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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