Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA total

IDA total: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1.34 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.34 million number
Change on year
up 10.6%
Rank
19th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.34 million number
in 2018
All-time low
457,333 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in IDA total, 1998–2018

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M1998200820181998: 500.0k number1999: 457.3k number2000: 482.7k number2001: 484.0k number2002: 476.1k number2003: 492.5k number2004: 525.2k number2005: 563.0k number2006: 657.1k number2007: 728.5k number2008: 769.8k number2009: 800.9k number2010: 868.6k number2011: 904.0k number2012: 953.7k number2013: 1.0M number2014: 984.6k number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.2M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.3M number

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 19th out of 43 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 in IDA total, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in IDA total, 1998 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Kenya 89,858 number compare
  2. 17 Peru 85,857 number compare
  3. 18 Kazakhstan 79,972 number compare
  4. 19 Türkiye 79,672 number compare
  5. 20 Sweden 79,118 number compare
  6. 21 Uzbekistan 77,977 number compare
  7. 22 Argentina 68,884 number compare

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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 19th out of 43 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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
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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.