Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
160th
of 215 groups
All-time high
87.1%
in 1991
All-time low
74.7%
in 1999
Years of data
33
1991–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 87.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1999.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 160th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 87.1% | — |
| 1992 | 85.9% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 80.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 77.1% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.1% | 74.7% | 87.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 75.5% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.4% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
- 157 Chad 90.0% compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 89.9% compare
- 159 Norway 89.9% compare
- 160 Burundi 89.8% compare
- 161 Philippines 89.8% compare
- 162 Iran, Islamic Republic of 89.4% compare
- 163 Ghana 88.9% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 was 86.0% 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: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1999.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 160th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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