Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.2% in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
96.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
51st
of 215 groups
All-time high
96.3%
in 2001
All-time low
85.0%
in 1970
Years of data
33
1970–2004

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2004

0204060801001970198720041970: 85 %1971: 88.2 %1972: 88.4 %1973: 87.9 %1974: 87.9 %1975: 88 %1976: 88.3 %1977: 88.5 %1978: 87.1 %1979: 88.8 %1980: 88.9 %1981: 89.4 %1982: 88.9 %1983: 88.8 %1984: 88.8 %1985: 89 %1986: 89.1 %1987: 89.4 %1988: 89.5 %1989: 90 %1990: 89.8 %1991: 90.7 %1992: 91 %1993: 94.5 %1994: 91.6 %1995: 91.5 %1996: 95.3 %1997: 95.4 %1998: 95.4 %2001: 96.3 %2002: 96.3 %2003: 96.3 %2004: 96.2 %

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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) is 96.2%, measured in 2004.

That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 96.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 1970.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 51st of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970 to 2004.
Year % Change
1970 85.0%
1971 88.2% +3.8%
1972 88.4% +0.2%
1973 87.9% -0.5%
1974 87.9% -0.0%
1975 88.0% +0.1%
1976 88.3% +0.3%
1977 88.5% +0.3%
1978 87.1% -1.6%
1979 88.8% +1.9%
1980 88.9% +0.1%
1981 89.4% +0.5%
1982 88.9% -0.6%
1983 88.8% -0.1%
1984 88.8% -0.0%
1985 89.0% +0.2%
1986 89.1% +0.1%
1987 89.4% +0.3%
1988 89.5% +0.2%
1989 90.0% +0.5%
1990 89.8% -0.2%
1991 90.7% +1.0%
1992 91.0% +0.3%
1993 94.5% +3.9%
1994 91.6% -3.1%
1995 91.5% -0.1%
1996 95.3% +4.1%
1997 95.4% +0.1%
1998 95.4% -0.0%
2001 96.3% +1.0%
2002 96.3% -0.0%
2003 96.3% +0.0%
2004 96.2% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 87.8% 85.0% 88.8% 10
1980s 89.2% 88.8% 90.0% 10
1990s 92.8% 89.8% 95.4% 9
2000s 96.3% 96.2% 96.3% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 48 Hungary 99.5% compare
  2. 49 Bahamas 99.5% compare
  3. 50 Seychelles 99.5% compare
  4. 51 Oman 99.5% compare
  5. 52 Grenada 99.4% compare
  6. 53 North Macedonia 99.4% compare
  7. 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 96.2% in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 51st out of 215 groups with data for 2004.
Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 13,385 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release