Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 87.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
87.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
152nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
88.8%
in 2009
All-time low
83.1%
in 1999
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 87.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 88.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1999.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 152nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 87.6% | — |
| 1984 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 86.1% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.9% | 86.1% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 83.1% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 83.9% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.2% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.1% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 149 East Timor 92.6% compare
- 150 Democratic Republic of Congo 92.6% compare
- 151 Denmark 92.5% compare
- 152 Togo 92.1% compare
- 153 United Kingdom 92.0% compare
- 154 Iceland 91.3% compare
- 155 Sudan 91.1% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1999.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 152nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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