Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
172nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
85.1%
in 1993
All-time low
73.6%
in 1999
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 84.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 85.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1999.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 172nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 85.1% | — |
| 1994 | 83.5% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.5% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 76.4% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 78.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 73.6% | 85.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 74.3% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.9% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 169 Uganda 86.3% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 86.3% compare
- 171 Tunisia 85.4% compare
- 172 Djibouti 83.7% compare
- 173 Madagascar 83.6% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 83.4% compare
- 175 Ethiopia 83.3% compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 172nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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