Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 8.96 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 8.96 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 8.96 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million, in 1982.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.70 million | 1.56 million | 1.79 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.57 million | 1.19 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 million | 2.07 million | 2.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million | 2.51 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.50 million | 4.17 million | 6.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 million | 8.57 million | 8.96 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 9 Uzbekistan, Republic of 126,834 compare
- 10 Italy 121,884 compare
- 11 Ukraine 117,133 compare
- 12 Poland, Republic of 113,575 compare
- 13 Türkiye, Republic of 107,560 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan, Republic of 107,100 compare
- 15 Thailand 106,984
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 8.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.96 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million in 1982.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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