Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
134th
of 215 groups
All-time high
94.5%
in 2010
All-time low
67.7%
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 90.4% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 94.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1988.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 134th 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 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.1% | — |
| 1974 | 90.1% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 87.0% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 85.9% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 83.7% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 90.2% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 79.3% | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 77.4% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 74.5% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 72.7% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 71.7% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 69.7% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 67.7% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.5% | 83.7% | 90.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 74.8% | 67.7% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 70.0% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 77.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 87.0% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.6% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 131 Eritrea 95.3% compare
- 132 Brunei Darussalam 94.6% compare
- 133 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 94.4% compare
- 134 Sao Tome and Principe 94.3% compare
- 135 Martinique 94.2% compare
- 136 Costa Rica 94.1% compare
- 137 Luxembourg 94.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 90.4% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 134th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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