Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 85.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
85.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
165th
of 215 groups
All-time high
88.4%
in 2000
All-time low
84.4%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 88.4 %2001: 88 %2002: 84.4 %2003: 86.5 %2004: 87.9 %2005: 87.7 %2006: 85.9 %2007: 87.2 %2008: 86.9 %2009: 85.8 %2010: 86.2 %2011: 85.7 %2012: 85.1 %2013: 86 %2014: 86.8 %2015: 87.2 %2016: 87.9 %2017: 88.2 %2018: 88.1 %2019: 87.6 %2020: 88.1 %2021: 87.4 %2022: 85.3 %2023: 85.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 85.4% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 88.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2002.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 165th out of 215 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 88.4%
2001 88.0% -0.5%
2002 84.4% -4.0%
2003 86.5% +2.4%
2004 87.9% +1.7%
2005 87.7% -0.3%
2006 85.9% -2.0%
2007 87.2% +1.5%
2008 86.9% -0.3%
2009 85.8% -1.3%
2010 86.2% +0.4%
2011 85.7% -0.5%
2012 85.1% -0.7%
2013 86.0% +1.0%
2014 86.8% +1.0%
2015 87.2% +0.4%
2016 87.9% +0.8%
2017 88.2% +0.4%
2018 88.1% -0.2%
2019 87.6% -0.6%
2020 88.1% +0.6%
2021 87.4% -0.9%
2022 85.3% -2.4%
2023 85.4% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.9% 84.4% 88.4% 10
2010s 86.9% 85.1% 88.2% 10
2020s 86.6% 85.3% 88.1% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 162 Iran, Islamic Republic of 89.4% compare
  2. 163 Ghana 88.9% compare
  3. 164 Paraguay 88.7% compare
  4. 165 Central African Republic 88.5% compare
  5. 166 Türkiye 88.3% compare
  6. 167 Monaco 87.9% compare
  7. 168 Netherlands 87.8% compare

See the full ranking of 410 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 85.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2002.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 165th out of 215 groups with data for 2023.
Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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