Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification recorded 73.2% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 74.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1988.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 209th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.4% | — |
| 1982 | 60.3% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 56.2% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 52.9% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.3% | 51.0% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 54.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 60.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.1% | 73.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 73.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1988.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 209th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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