Primary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Primary education, teachers was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total stood at 66.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 66.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.3% | — |
| 1971 | 47.3% | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 46.6% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 45.9% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 45.3% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 44.4% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 46.7% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.9% | 44.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 46.3% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 51.5% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.9% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 58.8% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.9% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 20 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 22 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
- 23 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 24 Latvia 92.1% compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
- 26 Austria 91.4% compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total?
- Primary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total was 66.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for primary education, teachers?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.