Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Teachers in primary education, female was 1.46 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 1.46 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 1.46 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 161,754, in 1970.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 161,754 | — |
| 1971 | 163,345 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 173,436 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 183,385 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 203,927 | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 216,575 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 224,306 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 233,484 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 246,829 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 274,024 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 292,441 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 308,689 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 329,978 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 347,340 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 360,457 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 372,117 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 386,472 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 395,999 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 406,449 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 454,763 | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 464,653 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 478,223 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 479,301 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 484,868 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 481,080 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 535,758 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 529,474 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 524,575 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 553,900 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 578,732 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 581,396 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 597,486 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 634,317 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 645,037 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 686,000 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 732,131 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 760,165 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 804,702 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 849,964 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 865,536 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 923,993 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 928,462 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 966,601 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.43 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.46 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208,106 | 161,754 | 274,024 | 10 |
| 1980s | 365,470 | 292,441 | 454,763 | 10 |
| 1990s | 511,056 | 464,653 | 578,732 | 10 |
| 2000s | 715,673 | 581,396 | 865,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 923,993 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.40 million | 1.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.8% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 56.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 41.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 1.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,754 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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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February 2026 Data Release