Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Low income
Low income: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 57.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Low income, 2010–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Low income recorded 57.6% for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Low income peaked at 57.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2014.
Low income ranks 32nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.9% | — |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.7% | 44.8% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 1 |
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Low income?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Low income was 57.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2014.
- How does Low income rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Low income ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.