Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
209th
of 215 groups
All-time high
74.2%
in 2010
All-time low
51.0%
in 1988
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 73.2% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 74.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1988.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 209th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.4% | — |
| 1982 | 60.3% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 56.2% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 52.9% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.3% | 51.0% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 54.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 60.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.1% | 73.2% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 73.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1988.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 209th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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