Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.7%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
117th
of 215 groups
All-time high
93.5%
in 2023
All-time low
34.6%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1980–2024
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: Northern Africa is 92.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 93.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1981.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 117th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.7% | — |
| 1981 | 34.6% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 36.8% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 35.2% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 36.7% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 39.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 42.2% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 41.5% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 50.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 34.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 41.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 65.2% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 83.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.5% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa was 92.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1981.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 117th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern 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