Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
132nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
92.4%
in 2008
All-time low
81.2%
in 2000
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 90.7% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 92.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2000.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 132nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.2% | — |
| 1974 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 83.9% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 87.2% | 89.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 81.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 81.8% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 81.2% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.0% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.0% | 90.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 129 Belgium 95.4% compare
- 130 Panama 95.4% compare
- 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
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 90.7% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 132nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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