Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 814,180 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 814,180 for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 814,180 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 194,526, in 1991.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 89th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 194,526 | — |
| 1992 | 200,495 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 202,467 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 208,085 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 214,167 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 227,109 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 218,797 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 243,038 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 206,726 | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 233,025 | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 251,437 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 266,156 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 307,471 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 326,399 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 347,691 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 374,227 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 388,375 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 384,944 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 423,634 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 457,052 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 497,998 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 558,263 | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 607,712 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 559,837 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 591,290 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 620,094 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 646,656 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 663,740 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 682,330 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 705,965 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 686,306 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 757,863 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 790,234 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 814,180 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212,823 | 194,526 | 243,038 | 9 |
| 2000s | 330,336 | 233,025 | 423,634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 588,497 | 457,052 | 682,330 | 10 |
| 2020s | 750,910 | 686,306 | 814,180 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 814,180 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 814,180 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 194,526 in 1991.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 89th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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