Primary education, teachers in IDA total
IDA total: Primary education, teachers was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IDA total, 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 total is 52.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IDA total peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1973.
That places IDA total 33rd 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 total, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.8% | — |
| 1971 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 37.6% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 35.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 36.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 44.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 51.7% | 52.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3813 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IDA total?
- Primary education, teachers in IDA total was 52.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1973.
- How does IDA total rank for primary education, teachers?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.