Primary education, teachers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Primary education, teachers was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 45.4% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 45.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1976.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.9% | — |
| 1971 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 36.8% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 37.6% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 37.6% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 37.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 39.1% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.9% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.9% | 45.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 40 Bermuda 88.3% compare
- 41 Serbia 88.3% compare
- 42 Philippines 88.3% compare
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 44 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
- 45 Seychelles 87.6% compare
- 46 United States 87.5% compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3723 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Primary education, teachers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 45.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1976.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for primary education, teachers?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.