Primary education, teachers in Other small states
Other small states: Primary education, teachers was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Other small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 66.0% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Other small states peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1970.
Other small states ranks 25th 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.9% | — |
| 1971 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.6% | 55.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 58.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 61.8% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 64.0% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.0% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.5% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Other small states?
- Primary education, teachers in Other small states was 66.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1970.
- How does Other small states rank for primary education, teachers?
- Other small states ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.