Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
22nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
99.3%
in 1991
All-time low
97.2%
in 2023
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 97.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 99.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2023.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 22nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 98.6% | — |
| 1977 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia was 97.5% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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