Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 95.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
62nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
96.8%
in 1980
All-time low
95.0%
in 2002
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 95.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 96.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2002.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 62nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 96.1% | — |
| 1973 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 96.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.1% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.5% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 95.1% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 95.1% 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: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2002.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 62nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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