Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 96.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 96.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1981.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 41st of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.1% | — |
| 1981 | 55.5% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 57.4% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 56.8% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 64.6% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 72.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 75.2% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.4% | 55.5% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 61.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 79.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 90.5% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 96.0% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1981.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 41st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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