Primary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Primary education, teachers was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend is 77.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1977.
That places Late-demographic dividend 13th 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 52 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 50.0% | — |
| 1974 | 49.3% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 46.4% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 50.0% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 46.4% | 50.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 49.2% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 55.9% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 61.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 65.9% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.4% | 77.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 10 Lithuania 96.1% compare
- 11 Suriname 95.5% compare
- 12 Hungary 95.2% compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 94.6% compare
- 14 Bulgaria 94.2% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 16 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.24 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend?
- Primary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend was 77.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1977.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for primary education, teachers?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.