Primary education, teachers in IDA blend
IDA blend: Primary education, teachers was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IDA blend, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in IDA blend is 56.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IDA blend peaked at 57.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1981.
IDA blend ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 blend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.1% | — |
| 1971 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 39.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 37.9% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 41.8% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IDA blend?
- Primary education, teachers in IDA blend was 56.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1981.
- How does IDA blend rank for primary education, teachers?
- IDA blend ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.