Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Teachers in primary education, female was 2.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 2.46 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 2.72 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 591,625, in 1970.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 682,245 | 591,625 | 787,983 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million | 830,059 | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 million | 1.47 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million | 1.69 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 2.23 million | 2.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million | 2.44 million | 2.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 30.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 2.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 591,625 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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