Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 679,538 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 679,538 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 112.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 679,538 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 170,283 number, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 190,194 number | — |
| 1996 | 199,575 number | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 187,819 number | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 208,653 number | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 170,283 number | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 192,102 number | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 207,362 number | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 223,399 number | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 257,530 number | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 276,070 number | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 290,968 number | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 312,881 number | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 324,512 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 319,498 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 350,554 number | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 374,252 number | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 407,763 number | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 458,503 number | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 518,381 number | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 465,684 number | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 509,592 number | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 635,243 number | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 600,813 number | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 679,538 number | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191,305 number | 170,283 number | 208,653 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 275,488 number | 192,102 number | 350,554 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 516,641 number | 374,252 number | 679,538 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 679,538 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 679,538 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,283 number in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.