Primary education, teachers in Low income
Low income: Primary education, teachers was 45.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary education, teachers in Low income, 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 Low income is 45.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Low income peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1999.
Low income ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary education, teachers in Low income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.7% | — |
| 1972 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 41.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.0% | 42.5% | 43.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 41.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 39.5% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 40.1% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.2% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.4% compare
- 40 Bermuda 88.3% compare
- 41 Serbia 88.3% compare
- 42 Philippines 88.3% compare
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 44 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
- 45 Seychelles 87.6% compare
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Low income?
- Primary education, teachers in Low income was 45.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1999.
- How does Low income rank for primary education, teachers?
- Low income ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low 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.