Teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 2.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.69 million
Change on year
up 6.4%
Rank
45th
of 215 groups
All-time high
2.69 million
in 2024
All-time low
657,485
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 2.69 million for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 2.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 657,485, in 1983.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 45th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 657,485 | — |
| 1984 | 676,253 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 714,134 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 785,266 | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 786,994 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 825,748 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 850,572 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 877,918 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 892,739 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 911,699 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 914,196 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 907,304 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 850,030 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 871,611 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 863,410 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 924,886 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 894,327 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 936,451 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 943,580 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 944,346 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 978,970 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.24 million | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.49 million | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.75 million | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.93 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.30 million | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.32 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.41 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.39 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.47 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.53 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.69 million | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 756,636 | 657,485 | 850,572 | 7 |
| 1990s | 890,812 | 850,030 | 924,886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 936,451 | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million | 1.60 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million | 2.39 million | 2.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 42 Ecuador 31,613 compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28,583 compare
- 44 Netherlands 28,141 compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 27,629 compare
- 46 Chile 26,477 compare
- 47 Austria 25,661 compare
- 48 Hungary 25,456 compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 2.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 657,485 in 1983.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 45th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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