Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.41 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
60th
of 215 groups
All-time high
1.42 million
in 2023
All-time low
773,617
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 1.41 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 1.42 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 773,617, in 1972.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 60th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 773,617 | — |
| 1973 | 795,827 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 852,122 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 860,137 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 883,450 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 952,351 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 993,963 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1.02 million | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.06 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.03 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.06 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.05 million | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.39 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.41 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 892,017 | 773,617 | 1.02 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 1.03 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.10 million | 1.05 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 1.11 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.27 million | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 1.39 million | 1.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5906 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 1.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 773,617 in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 60th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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