Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 97.1%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2024.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.6% | — |
| 1999 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.3% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.1% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 97.1% 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 28th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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