Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 93.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
102nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
94.1%
in 2008
All-time low
89.6%
in 1999
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 93.2% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 94.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 102nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.1% | — |
| 1974 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 90.4% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 89.7% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 92.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 89.8% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 92.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.9% | 90.1% | 91.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 91.1% | 89.7% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 89.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 89.9% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 93.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.2% | 93.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 93.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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