Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 92.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
118th
of 215 groups
All-time high
98.3%
in 1974
All-time low
86.8%
in 2012
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 92.4% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 98.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2012.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 118th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 98.3% | — |
| 1975 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 97.1% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.5% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 94.8% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 93.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 95.5% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 93.6% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 92.5% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 86.8% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.1% | 92.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 115 Uzbekistan 96.3% compare
- 116 Côte d'Ivoire 96.3% compare
- 117 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.3% compare
- 118 Indonesia 96.3% compare
- 119 Brazil 96.3% compare
- 120 Argentina 96.0% compare
- 121 San Marino 96.0% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids was 92.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2012.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 118th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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