Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
83rd
of 215 groups
All-time high
95.3%
in 2009
All-time low
88.5%
in 1988
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 94.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 95.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 1988.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 83rd 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 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.6% | — |
| 1974 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 88.5% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 92.8% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.9% | 89.6% | 91.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 91.1% | 88.5% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 88.8% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 89.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.3% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.7% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 94.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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