Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 3.05 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
3.05 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
40th
of 215 groups
All-time high
3.10 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.90 million
in 1997
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1992–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1992200820241992: 2.4M1993: 2.4M1994: 2.3M1995: 2.2M1996: 2.0M1997: 1.9M1998: 1.9M1999: 2.0M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.0M2002: 2.0M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.2M2006: 2.2M2007: 2.2M2008: 2.3M2009: 2.4M2010: 2.4M2011: 2.5M2012: 2.7M2013: 2.8M2014: 2.8M2015: 2.9M2016: 2.9M2017: 2.9M2018: 3.0M2019: 3.0M2020: 3.1M2021: 3.0M2022: 3.0M2023: 3.0M2024: 3.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 3.05 million.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 3.10 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million, in 1997.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 40th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.13 million 1.90 million 2.45 million 8
2000s 2.14 million 1.97 million 2.35 million 10
2010s 2.80 million 2.45 million 3.04 million 10
2020s 3.02 million 2.96 million 3.10 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

  1. 37 Belgium 36,751 compare
  2. 38 Sweden 36,391 compare
  3. 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo 35,237 compare
  4. 40 Sri Lanka 34,473 compare
  5. 41 Cameroon 31,821 compare
  6. 42 Ecuador 31,613 compare
  7. 43 United Kingdom 28,583 compare

See the full ranking of 411 places β†’

More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

All data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 3.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
The highest recorded value was 3.10 million in 2020.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million in 1997.
How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 40th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 13,398 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release