Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 56.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
56.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
215th
of 215 groups
All-time high
73.6%
in 1974
All-time low
27.8%
in 1988
Years of data
42
1974–2016
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1974–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 56.9%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 73.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1988.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 215th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 73.6% | — |
| 1975 | 67.4% | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 62.7% | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 54.5% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 51.0% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 41.7% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 29.8% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.2% | 51.0% | 73.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 27.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 31.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 42.4% | 64.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 55.6% | 66.4% | 7 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 56.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 215th out of 215 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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