Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 81.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 84.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1999.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 193rd 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.8% | — |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 76.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.4% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 76.7% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 81.7% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 190 Thailand 70.8%
- 191 Algeria 69.5% compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 68.6% compare
- 193 Canada 67.0%
- 194 Liberia 43.3% compare
- 195 Bangladesh 34.4%
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 81.8% 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1999.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 193rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, 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