Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Teachers in primary education, female was 3.29 million in 2024. β Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 3.29 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 3.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 354,114, in 1970.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 447,110 | 354,114 | 596,018 | 10 |
| 1980s | 802,000 | 635,235 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 984,755 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 1.29 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 1.89 million | 2.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 3.02 million | 3.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 3.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,114 in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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