Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 97.9% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 98.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.6% | — |
| 1999 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
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More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 97.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.