Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 10.15 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 10.15 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 10.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million, in 1981.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 10th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.67 million | — |
| 1974 | 1.35 million | -18.9% |
| 1979 | 1.67 million | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 1.67 million | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million | -32.8% |
| 1982 | 1.13 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.21 million | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 1.29 million | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 1.44 million | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 1.61 million | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 1.79 million | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 1.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.00 million | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 2.11 million | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 2.22 million | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 2.27 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.36 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.43 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.48 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.53 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.57 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.30 million | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 3.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.07 million | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 3.58 million | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 3.14 million | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 3.40 million | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 3.60 million | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.90 million | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.97 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.59 million | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 4.78 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.95 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.08 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.38 million | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.75 million | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 6.01 million | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.33 million | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.82 million | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 6.98 million | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 7.36 million | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 7.69 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.95 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.63 million | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 9.72 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 9.79 million | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.15 million | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in MDG: Developing Regions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -32.8% | 1.67 million | 1.12 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 million | 1.35 million | 1.67 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.51 million | 1.12 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 million | 2.11 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million | 3.07 million | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.43 million | 5.08 million | 7.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.86 million | 9.63 million | 10.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 10.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 10.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million in 1981.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 10th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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