Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 79.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 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 ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 79.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 89.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 199th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 89.7% | — |
| 1981 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 86.9% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 83.9% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 82.4% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 77.7% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 83.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.9% | 77.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 73.9% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 73.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 74.3% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 75.4% | 79.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.52 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.96 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 79.5% 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: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 199th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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