Primary education, teachers in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Primary education, teachers was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Upper middle income stood at 74.9%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Upper middle income peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1977.
Upper middle income ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.8% | — |
| 1973 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 46.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 44.7% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 48.5% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.9% | 44.7% | 48.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 47.1% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 53.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 58.7% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.2% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 17 Italy 93.8% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 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 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Upper middle income?
- Primary education, teachers in Upper middle income was 74.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1977.
- How does Upper middle income rank for primary education, teachers?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.