Primary education, teachers in World
World: Primary education, teachers was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
World recorded 69.2% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in World peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1977.
That places World 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.1% | 51.7% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.9% | 52.5% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.7% | 56.3% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 59.6% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 62.9% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.7% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 19 Romania 93.2% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 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
More education data for World
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in World?
- Primary education, teachers in World was 69.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1977.
- How does World rank for primary education, teachers?
- World ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.