Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 75.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Least developed countries, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 75.1% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Least developed countries peaked at 75.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1988.
Least developed countries ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.7% | — |
| 1982 | 60.6% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 59.2% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 58.1% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 56.4% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 54.9% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 51.5% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 53.4% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 55.4% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 57.3% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 58.8% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 61.3% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 60.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.5% | 51.5% | 61.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 55.4% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 61.2% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 69.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Least developed countries?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Least developed countries was 75.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1988.
- How does Least developed countries rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Least developed countries ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.