Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 78.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 78.8% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 82.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 1999.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.5% | — |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 71.1% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.5% | 82.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Pre-demographic dividend was 78.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 1999.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.