Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 215 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2024
All-time low
95.8%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 6th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95.8% | — |
| 1971 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.7% | 95.8% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 96.2% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 99.5% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 6th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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