Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 4.86 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.86 million
Change on year
up 12.3%
Rank
17th
of 215 groups
All-time high
4.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
542,734
in 1982
Years of data
48
1970–2024

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 4.86 million for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 4.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 542,734, in 1982.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 17th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.23 million
1974 1.17 million -4.8%
1979 1.25 million +7.1%
1980 1.27 million +1.9%
1981 549,081 -56.9%
1982 542,734 -1.2%
1983 563,071 +3.7%
1984 575,668 +2.2%
1985 599,713 +4.2%
1986 664,861 +10.9%
1987 660,229 -0.7%
1988 688,448 +4.3%
1989 704,914 +2.4%
1990 719,742 +2.1%
1991 736,803 +2.4%
1992 754,089 +2.3%
1993 757,879 +0.5%
1994 763,131 +0.7%
1995 716,625 -6.1%
1996 735,467 +2.6%
1997 739,800 +0.6%
1998 1.51 million +104.6%
1999 1.48 million -2.4%
2000 1.17 million -20.9%
2001 1.57 million +34.7%
2002 1.22 million -22.7%
2003 1.29 million +6.3%
2004 1.38 million +7.0%
2005 1.56 million +12.4%
2006 1.69 million +8.7%
2007 2.11 million +24.7%
2008 2.17 million +3.1%
2009 2.23 million +2.5%
2010 2.34 million +4.8%
2011 2.42 million +3.5%
2012 2.50 million +3.4%
2013 2.60 million +4.0%
2014 2.59 million -0.6%
2015 1.84 million -28.9%
2016 2.72 million +48.0%
2017 2.86 million +5.2%
2018 2.95 million +3.0%
2019 3.05 million +3.6%
2020 4.58 million +50.0%
2021 4.58 million +0.0%
2022 4.61 million +0.7%
2023 4.33 million -6.2%
2024 4.86 million +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.21 million 1.17 million 1.25 million 3
1980s 682,151 542,734 1.27 million 10
1990s 891,485 716,625 1.51 million 10
2000s 1.64 million 1.17 million 2.23 million 10
2010s 2.59 million 1.84 million 3.05 million 10
2020s 4.59 million 4.33 million 4.86 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 14 Kazakhstan 107,100 compare
  2. 15 Thailand 106,984
  3. 16 France 104,599 compare
  4. 17 Japan 97,283 compare
  5. 18 Spain 95,162 compare
  6. 19 Peru 89,964 compare
  7. 20 Kenya 86,584 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 4.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 4.86 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 542,734 in 1982.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 13,398 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release