Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 85.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in IDA blend, 2002–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 85.7% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in IDA blend peaked at 85.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2002.
IDA blend ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 81.2% | — |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 81.2% | 85.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in IDA blend?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in IDA blend was 85.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2002.
- How does IDA blend rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- IDA blend ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2015.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
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.