Primary education, teachers in High income
High income: Primary education, teachers was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in High income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in High income stood at 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in High income peaked at 83.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1972.
High income ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in High income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.1% | — |
| 1971 | 75.3% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.3% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 75.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 75.5% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.6% | 75.1% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 75.4% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 77.5% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 80.8% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 82.1% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.0% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in High income?
- Primary education, teachers in High income was 83.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1972.
- How does High income rank for primary education, teachers?
- High income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.