A great share of the pre-primary teaching personnel in the world in 2024 were women. Except for Sub-Saharan Africa, over ** percent of the pre-primary school teachers in all world regions were women. The picture is more mixed among primary and secondary school teachers, but except Sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of primary school teachers in all world regions were women. On a worldwide basis, slightly more than **** of the teachers in secondary school are women.
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UNESCO. (May 29, 2026). Share of female teachers worldwide in 2024, by region and education level [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1328038/share-female-teachers-worldwide-region/
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