Primary education, teachers in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Primary education, teachers was 66.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Low & middle income stood at 66.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Low & middle income peaked at 66.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 24th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.0% | — |
| 1971 | 45.8% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 44.2% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.4% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 45.8% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 46.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.7% | 43.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 45.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 54.3% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 58.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.6% | 66.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 27 Bahamas 91.1% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Low & middle income?
- Primary education, teachers in Low & middle income was 66.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for primary education, teachers?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.