Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 68.6% in 2003. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1984–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 68.6% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2003.
The figure is up 2.1% 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 72.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1988.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 214th out of 215 groups with data for 2003, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 72.8% | — |
| 1985 | 70.4% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 66.6% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 64.3% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.1% | 64.3% | 72.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 67.0% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.1% | 68.6% | 2 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 68.6% in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1988.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 214th out of 215 groups with data for 2003.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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