Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Teachers in primary education, female was 5.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.56 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.56 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.92 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1973–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 5.56 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 5.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million, in 1973.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1973 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1973 1.92 million
1974 2.04 million +5.9%
1975 2.11 million +3.7%
1976 2.25 million +6.4%
1977 2.13 million -5.3%
1978 2.39 million +12.4%
1979 2.37 million -1.1%
1980 2.37 million +0.0%
1981 2.44 million +3.1%
1982 2.43 million -0.4%
1983 2.40 million -1.3%
1984 2.41 million +0.3%
1985 2.49 million +3.4%
1986 2.52 million +1.2%
1987 2.57 million +2.2%
1988 2.62 million +1.7%
1989 2.68 million +2.4%
1990 2.77 million +3.2%
1991 2.82 million +2.0%
1992 2.84 million +0.8%
1993 2.88 million +1.2%
1994 2.94 million +2.3%
1995 3.01 million +2.2%
1996 3.07 million +2.0%
1997 3.15 million +2.6%
1998 3.23 million +2.6%
1999 3.28 million +1.5%
2000 3.34 million +2.1%
2001 3.41 million +2.0%
2002 3.35 million -1.8%
2003 3.52 million +5.0%
2004 3.74 million +6.5%
2005 3.77 million +0.8%
2006 3.77 million -0.1%
2007 3.86 million +2.3%
2008 3.87 million +0.5%
2009 3.91 million +0.9%
2010 3.95 million +1.0%
2011 3.97 million +0.5%
2012 3.98 million +0.5%
2013 4.01 million +0.6%
2014 4.08 million +1.8%
2015 4.20 million +2.8%
2016 4.31 million +2.7%
2017 4.48 million +4.0%
2018 4.70 million +4.9%
2019 4.92 million +4.6%
2020 5.12 million +4.0%
2021 5.31 million +3.8%
2022 5.39 million +1.5%
2023 5.47 million +1.5%
2024 5.56 million +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.17 million 1.92 million 2.39 million 7
1980s 2.49 million 2.37 million 2.68 million 10
1990s 3.00 million 2.77 million 3.28 million 10
2000s 3.65 million 3.34 million 3.91 million 10
2010s 4.26 million 3.95 million 4.92 million 10
2020s 5.37 million 5.12 million 5.56 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

  1. 27 Türkiye 184,069 compare
  2. 28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 181,566 compare
  3. 29 Myanmar 174,621 compare
  4. 30 Algeria 173,713 compare
  5. 31 Kenya 170,289 compare
  6. 32 Ethiopia 151,765 compare
  7. 33 Saudi Arabia 143,804 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 5.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 5.56 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million in 1973.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release