Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA only
IDA only: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 606,131 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA only, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 606,131 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA only peaked at 606,131 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67,322 number, in 1978.
IDA only ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 67,322 number | — |
| 1979 | 71,037 number | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 75,424 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 78,189 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 81,283 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 84,072 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 88,154 number | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 92,286 number | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 99,869 number | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 105,340 number | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 110,440 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 114,953 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 118,651 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 122,135 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 124,660 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 125,799 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 126,349 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 126,931 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 128,103 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 132,743 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 155,915 number | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 162,679 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 175,707 number | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 177,617 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 186,289 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 194,096 number | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 200,684 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 218,214 number | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 234,295 number | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 257,077 number | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 275,563 number | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 296,299 number | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 324,034 number | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 357,058 number | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 392,635 number | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 429,416 number | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 468,920 number | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 500,238 number | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 544,852 number | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 518,353 number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 597,777 number | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 606,131 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69,180 number | 67,322 number | 71,037 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 93,001 number | 75,424 number | 114,953 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 132,396 number | 118,651 number | 162,679 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 221,584 number | 175,707 number | 296,299 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 473,941 number | 324,034 number | 606,131 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3673 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA only?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA only was 606,131 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 606,131 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,322 number in 1978.
- How does IDA only rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- IDA only ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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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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.