Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 139,946 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 139,946 for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 142,114 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,498, in 1979.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 170th 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27,126 | — |
| 1973 | 24,719 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 23,233 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 24,688 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 25,655 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 26,219 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 26,484 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 22,498 | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 31,158 | +38.5% |
| 1981 | 31,065 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 32,992 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 34,324 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 34,634 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 35,061 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 37,199 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 38,293 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 40,096 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 41,555 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 43,393 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 44,237 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 45,295 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 47,848 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 50,719 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 51,471 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 53,446 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 56,099 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 58,264 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 60,855 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 66,323 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 64,189 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 65,868 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 68,215 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 74,120 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 74,378 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77,920 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 77,332 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 82,190 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 85,566 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 85,743 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93,339 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 99,113 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 110,727 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 116,765 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 121,342 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 130,299 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 132,047 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 125,717 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 128,045 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 139,688 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 125,273 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 128,741 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 142,114 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 139,946 | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +38.5% | 22,498 | 31,158 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,078 | 22,498 | 27,126 | 8 |
| 1980s | 35,638 | 31,065 | 41,555 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,163 | 43,393 | 60,855 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,610 | 64,189 | 85,566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,314 | 85,743 | 132,047 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,152 | 125,273 | 142,114 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 167 Djibouti 252 compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 230 compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 212 compare
- 170 Tonga 191 compare
- 171 Seychelles 185 compare
- 172 Dominica 184 compare
- 173 Andorra 151 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 139,946 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 142,114 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,498 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 170th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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