Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in IDA total
IDA total: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 1.34 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA total, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA total stood at 1.34 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA total peaked at 1.34 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 457,333 number, in 1999.
That places IDA total 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 500,024 number | — |
| 1999 | 457,333 number | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 482,699 number | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 484,001 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 476,134 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 492,537 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 525,158 number | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 562,995 number | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 657,091 number | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 728,541 number | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 769,762 number | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 800,908 number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 868,555 number | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 904,003 number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 953,670 number | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million number | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 984,606 number | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 million number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million number | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 478,678 number | 457,333 number | 500,024 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 597,983 number | 476,134 number | 800,908 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million number | 868,555 number | 1.34 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 17 Peru 85,857 number compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 79,972 number compare
- 19 Turkey 79,672 number compare
- 20 Sweden 79,118 number compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 77,977 number compare
- 22 Argentina 68,884 number compare
- 23 Philippines 63,134 number compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0697 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA total?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA total was 1.34 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,333 number in 1999.
- How does IDA total rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.