Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2, 1999–2024
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: Region 2 is 79.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 84.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2004.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 200th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.4% | — |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 72.8% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 73.5% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 78.9% | 84.5% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 was 79.2% 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 2?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2004.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 200th 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 2?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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