Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 94.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 95.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1981.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 75th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.9% | — |
| 1981 | 36.9% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 43.1% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 62.4% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 71.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 36.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.1% | 45.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 71.8% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 85.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.4% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 94.5% 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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1981.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 75th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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