Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members, 1970–2024
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: Oecd Members is 94.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 95.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2002.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 79th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.5% | — |
| 1972 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.8% | 93.5% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 94.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.3% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.3% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members was 94.2% 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: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2002.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 79th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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