Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United States
United States: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 577,360 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United States, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in United States is 577,360 number, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in United States peaked at 596,739 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 286,241 number, in 1995.
That places United States 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 286,241 number | — |
| 1996 | 291,448 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 302,566 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 596,739 number | +97.2% |
| 2015 | 592,142 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 577,360 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293,418 number | 286,241 number | 302,566 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 588,747 number | 577,360 number | 596,739 number | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in United States?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United States was 577,360 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 596,739 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,241 number in 1995.
- How does United States rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United States 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.