Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 90.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 94.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1988.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 128th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.8% | — |
| 1974 | 90.9% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 84.8% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 83.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 82.4% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 79.9% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.2% | 88.8% | 91.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 78.6% | 90.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 80.8% | 83.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 79.3% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 88.1% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.9% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 90.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1988.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 128th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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