Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 671,660 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 671,660 for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 671,660 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 170,782, in 1999.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 100th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 189,428 | — |
| 1996 | 199,587 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 187,728 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 208,388 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 170,782 | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 192,384 | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 207,244 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 223,239 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 258,333 | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 276,580 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 292,479 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 314,001 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 324,744 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 319,572 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 351,779 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 373,631 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 408,098 | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 453,024 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 505,778 | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 447,473 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 479,241 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 511,311 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 535,613 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 549,868 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 556,936 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 573,347 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 551,707 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 624,523 | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 660,973 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 671,660 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191,183 | 170,782 | 208,388 | 5 |
| 2000s | 276,036 | 192,384 | 351,779 | 10 |
| 2010s | 482,097 | 373,631 | 556,936 | 10 |
| 2020s | 616,442 | 551,707 | 671,660 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5039 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 671,660 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 671,660 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,782 in 1999.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 100th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release