Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Teachers in primary education, female was 8.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.00 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.00 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.57 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia is 8.00 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 8.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million, in 1973.
That places AIMS: East Asia 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.57 million | — |
| 1974 | 2.71 million | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 2.81 million | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.98 million | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 2.85 million | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.13 million | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 3.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.19 million | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.30 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3.34 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.38 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.48 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.67 million | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 3.77 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.90 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 4.03 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 4.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.33 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.40 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.50 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.68 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.78 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.90 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.97 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.11 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.36 million | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 5.60 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.74 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.47 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.77 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.02 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.27 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.53 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.68 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.84 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.00 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 million | 2.57 million | 3.15 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.62 million | 3.19 million | 4.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 million | 4.23 million | 4.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 million | 5.03 million | 6.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 million | 6.17 million | 7.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.86 million | 7.68 million | 8.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia was 8.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.00 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million in 1973.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release