Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 82.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 84.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 187th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.0% | — |
| 1996 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.5% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 73.1% | 76.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 74.8% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 77.0% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.9% | 84.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 187th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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