Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 803,807 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) recorded 803,807 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) peaked at 803,807 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 490,713, in 1981.
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 533,959 | — |
| 1981 | 490,713 | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 550,242 | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 558,945 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 569,128 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 579,884 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 550,638 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 604,707 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 644,560 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 607,114 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 657,930 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 686,809 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 721,829 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 756,588 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 779,114 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 766,682 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 786,101 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 792,825 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 784,275 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 763,943 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 739,810 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 730,809 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 719,759 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 710,881 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 758,207 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 697,879 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 678,674 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 669,467 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 659,792 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 656,046 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 646,773 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 665,259 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 674,330 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 677,384 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 689,652 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 713,100 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 715,433 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 721,621 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 762,770 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 756,820 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 773,485 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 787,861 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 791,025 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 793,754 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 803,807 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 568,989 | 490,713 | 644,560 | 10 |
| 1990s | 749,610 | 657,930 | 792,825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 702,132 | 656,046 | 758,207 | 10 |
| 2010s | 702,314 | 646,773 | 762,770 | 10 |
| 2020s | 789,986 | 773,485 | 803,807 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- 158 Reunion 2,781 compare
- 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
More education data for ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1289 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) was 803,807 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The highest recorded value was 803,807 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,713 in 1981.
- How does ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 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