Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 803,660 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 803,660, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 803,660 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,825, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 162nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,825 | — |
| 1971 | 32,700 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 41,078 | +25.6% |
| 1973 | 43,572 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 44,948 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 46,819 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 48,889 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 61,194 | +25.2% |
| 1978 | 86,844 | +41.9% |
| 1979 | 103,956 | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 112,056 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 131,706 | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 136,489 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 151,616 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 159,768 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 159,310 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 146,855 | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 130,143 | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 148,154 | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 177,677 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 167,594 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 177,038 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 199,411 | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 219,914 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 230,771 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 228,679 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 231,287 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 235,453 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 239,805 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 246,740 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 254,009 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 275,102 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 291,222 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 333,739 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 367,273 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 376,746 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 366,208 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 316,938 | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 321,851 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 358,219 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 394,369 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 485,821 | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 443,882 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 613,588 | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 619,070 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 622,250 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 641,981 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 669,522 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 688,444 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 686,308 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 687,893 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 727,939 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 761,897 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 792,780 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 803,660 | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +41.9% | 61,194 | 86,844 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54,082 | 30,825 | 103,956 | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,377 | 112,056 | 177,677 | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,669 | 167,594 | 246,740 | 10 |
| 2000s | 326,131 | 254,009 | 376,746 | 10 |
| 2010s | 586,524 | 394,369 | 688,444 | 10 |
| 2020s | 754,834 | 687,893 | 803,660 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 159 Macao 2,349 compare
- 160 Somalia 2,139 compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 2,065 compare
- 162 Belize 1,933 compare
- 163 Cape Verde 1,925 compare
- 164 Martinique 1,891 compare
- 165 Central African Republic 1,862 compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 803,660 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 803,660 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,825 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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