Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
192nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
84.0%
in 2021
All-time low
73.1%
in 1998
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 81.9% 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 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 84.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1998.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 192nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.0% | — |
| 1996 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.5% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 73.1% | 76.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 74.8% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 77.0% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.9% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 189 Marshall Islands 73.0% compare
- 190 Thailand 70.8%
- 191 Algeria 69.5% compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 68.6% compare
- 193 Canada 67.0%
- 194 Liberia 43.3% compare
- 195 Bangladesh 34.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 81.9% 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 192nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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