Teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 2.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.61 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
46th
of 215 groups
All-time high
2.78 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.74 million
in 1997
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 2.61 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.78 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million, in 1997.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 46th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.17 million | — |
| 1993 | 2.08 million | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.03 million | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.99 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 million | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 1.74 million | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.79 million | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.84 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.87 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.93 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.95 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.03 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.14 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.19 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.27 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.46 million | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.53 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.64 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.67 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.74 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.72 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.78 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.62 million | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 2.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.63 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.61 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 million | 1.74 million | 2.17 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million | 1.84 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 million | 2.27 million | 2.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 million | 2.61 million | 2.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- 43 United Kingdom 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
- 49 Czechia 24,708 compare
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 2.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million in 1997.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 46th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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