Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 522,615 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA blend, 2002–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA blend is 522,615 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 522,615 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 277,655 number, in 2002.
That places IDA blend 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 277,655 number | — |
| 2003 | 285,677 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 311,552 number | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 331,533 number | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 409,274 number | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 457,691 number | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 479,342 number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 489,222 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 498,332 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 522,615 number | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 380,243 number | 277,655 number | 489,222 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 510,474 number | 498,332 number | 522,615 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA blend?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA blend was 522,615 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 522,615 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,655 number in 2002.
- How does IDA blend rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.