Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
56th
of 215 groups
All-time high
95.8%
in 2023
All-time low
74.8%
in 1984
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 95.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 95.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 1984.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 56th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 78.4% | — |
| 1981 | 74.8% | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 77.4% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.5% | 74.8% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 78.7% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 84.9% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 91.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.4% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 53 North Macedonia 99.4% compare
- 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.3% compare
- 55 Suriname 99.3% compare
- 56 Nicaragua 99.3% compare
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 99.2% compare
- 58 Malta 99.2% compare
- 59 Belarus 99.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 95.5% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 1984.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 56th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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