Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1999–2024
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: West and Central Africa is 79.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 84.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2004.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 201st out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.2% | — |
| 2000 | 78.3% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 71.9% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 72.9% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 79.1% | 84.5% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 79.2% 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 201st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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