Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 84.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 84.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 177th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.7% | — |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 76.4% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.4% | 73.5% | 83.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 74.2% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.2% | 84.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 84.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 177th out of 215 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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