Teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 729,336 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
729,336
Change on year
up 11.5%
Rank
93rd
of 215 groups
All-time high
729,336
in 2024
All-time low
387,550
in 2003
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1996–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1996201020241996: 488.1k1997: 457.7k1998: 445.6k1999: 428.5k2000: 414.1k2001: 400.6k2002: 399.5k2003: 387.6k2004: 390.9k2005: 392.5k2006: 400.3k2007: 410.9k2008: 419.6k2009: 432.1k2010: 458.0k2011: 472.3k2012: 499.6k2013: 498.7k2014: 508.6k2015: 518.7k2016: 534.3k2017: 556.3k2018: 579.6k2019: 613.6k2020: 626.2k2021: 641.1k2022: 659.0k2023: 654.2k2024: 729.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 729,336 for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 729,336 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 387,550, in 2003.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 93rd of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 488,063
1997 457,705 -6.2%
1998 445,591 -2.6%
1999 428,516 -3.8%
2000 414,130 -3.4%
2001 400,626 -3.3%
2002 399,496 -0.3%
2003 387,550 -3.0%
2004 390,927 +0.9%
2005 392,457 +0.4%
2006 400,273 +2.0%
2007 410,862 +2.6%
2008 419,639 +2.1%
2009 432,055 +3.0%
2010 457,961 +6.0%
2011 472,256 +3.1%
2012 499,584 +5.8%
2013 498,738 -0.2%
2014 508,591 +2.0%
2015 518,737 +2.0%
2016 534,342 +3.0%
2017 556,344 +4.1%
2018 579,587 +4.2%
2019 613,647 +5.9%
2020 626,250 +2.1%
2021 641,102 +2.4%
2022 659,036 +2.8%
2023 654,199 -0.7%
2024 729,336 +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 454,969 428,516 488,063 4
2000s 404,802 387,550 432,055 10
2010s 523,979 457,961 613,647 10
2020s 661,985 626,250 729,336 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

  1. 90 Tajikistan 7,828 compare
  2. 91 Estonia 7,809 compare
  3. 92 Georgia 7,259 compare
  4. 93 Iraq 7,232 compare
  5. 94 Latvia 7,210 compare
  6. 95 El Salvador 7,064 compare
  7. 96 Burkina Faso 6,594 compare

See the full ranking of 411 places →

More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 729,336 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 729,336 in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 387,550 in 2003.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 93rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-pre-primary-education-female-number-2/unicef-europe-and-central-asia-programme-countries/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-pre-primary-education-female-number-2/unicef-europe-and-central-asia-programme-countries/">Teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 13,398 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release