Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 681,814 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 681,814 number. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 681,814 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 173,026 number, in 1999.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 192,369 number | — |
| 1996 | 202,224 number | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 190,591 number | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 211,398 number | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 173,026 number | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 194,756 number | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 209,997 number | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 226,022 number | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 260,219 number | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 278,733 number | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 293,658 number | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 315,594 number | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 327,216 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 322,232 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 353,251 number | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 377,009 number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 410,475 number | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 461,203 number | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 520,855 number | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 468,111 number | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 511,882 number | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 637,670 number | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 603,212 number | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 681,814 number | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193,922 number | 173,026 number | 211,398 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 278,168 number | 194,756 number | 353,251 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 519,137 number | 377,009 number | 681,814 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 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 0.9738 % 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 681,814 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 681,814 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,026 number in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD 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.
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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.