Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 124,806 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1974–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 124,806, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 155.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 124,806 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,606, in 1974.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 173rd of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4,606 | — |
| 1975 | 6,173 | +34.0% |
| 1976 | 7,722 | +25.1% |
| 1977 | 9,380 | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 10,694 | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 12,004 | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 13,111 | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 14,086 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 14,898 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 16,064 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 17,248 | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 18,059 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 19,909 | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 20,219 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 20,388 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 21,063 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 21,699 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 21,484 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 21,518 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 21,682 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 21,675 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 21,528 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 21,126 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 21,054 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 34,485 | +63.8% |
| 1999 | 36,598 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 39,289 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 35,981 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 39,552 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 36,634 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 45,058 | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 48,876 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 51,149 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 63,471 | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 66,969 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 77,243 | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 97,206 | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 106,303 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 112,060 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 114,036 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 116,262 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 124,806 | +7.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +63.8% | 21,054 | 34,485 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,430 | 4,606 | 12,004 | 6 |
| 1980s | 17,504 | 13,111 | 21,063 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,285 | 21,054 | 36,598 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,442 | 35,981 | 66,969 | 9 |
| 2010s | 106,845 | 77,243 | 124,806 | 7 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 170 Tonga 191 compare
- 171 Seychelles 185 compare
- 172 Dominica 184 compare
- 173 Andorra 151 compare
- 174 Aruba 141 compare
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 140 compare
- 176 Micronesia (country) 137
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 124,806 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 124,806 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,606 in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 173rd out of 215 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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