Primary education, teachers in IDA only
IDA only: Primary education, teachers was 50.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IDA only, 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 only is 50.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IDA only peaked at 50.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1973.
That places IDA only 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.6% | — |
| 1971 | 32.6% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 31.8% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 35.3% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 31.5% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 35.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.4% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 41.8% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.3% | 50.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3673 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IDA only?
- Primary education, teachers in IDA only was 50.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1973.
- How does IDA only rank for primary education, teachers?
- IDA only ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.