Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 93.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.2%
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
104th
of 215 groups
All-time high
99.0%
in 1973
All-time low
93.2%
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 93.2% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 99.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2024.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 104th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97.9% | — |
| 1971 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 99.0% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 96.2% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.9% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.2% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 93.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 104th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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