Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
55th
of 215 groups
All-time high
95.9%
in 2023
All-time low
61.1%
in 1985
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 95.5%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 95.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1985.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 55th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 64.9% | — |
| 1976 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 64.2% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 63.9% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 62.4% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 65.6% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 61.6% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 62.6% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 61.1% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 62.9% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 65.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 68.8% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 71.2% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.1% | 62.4% | 65.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 61.1% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 66.3% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 81.6% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 89.5% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.4% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 52 Grenada 99.4% compare
- 53 North Macedonia 99.4% compare
- 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.3% compare
- 55 Suriname 99.3% compare
- 56 Nicaragua 99.3% compare
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 99.2% compare
- 58 Malta 99.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1985.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 55th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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