Teachers in pre-primary education, female in North America
North America: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 576,254 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in North America, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in North America is 576,254 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in North America peaked at 620,388 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 288,315 number, in 1994.
North America ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 288,315 number | — |
| 1995 | 294,970 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 300,167 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 314,050 number | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 307,017 number | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 313,700 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 322,580 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 324,017 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 373,366 number | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 356,526 number | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 402,339 number | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 396,665 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 422,360 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 431,581 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 437,055 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 448,651 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 512,434 number | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 569,557 number | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 620,388 number | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 601,581 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 600,998 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 596,515 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 585,906 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 581,796 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 576,254 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303,036 number | 288,315 number | 314,050 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 391,514 number | 322,580 number | 448,651 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 582,825 number | 512,434 number | 620,388 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in North America?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in North America was 576,254 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 620,388 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 288,315 number in 1994.
- How does North America rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- North America ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.