Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Teachers in primary education, female was 2.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.12 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.20 million
in 2018
All-time low
1.44 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 2.12 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 2.20 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.44 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.69 million | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 1.71 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.70 million | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.71 million | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.72 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.72 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.72 million | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.73 million | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.74 million | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.75 million | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.75 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.76 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.78 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.80 million | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.81 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.80 million | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.81 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.79 million | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.84 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.85 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.86 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.91 million | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.92 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.95 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.95 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.96 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.99 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.04 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.02 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.02 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.08 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.17 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.20 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.18 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.13 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.13 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.12 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.69 million | 1.44 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million | 1.74 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 million | 1.84 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million | 1.94 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million | 2.02 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million | 2.10 million | 2.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 25.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 2.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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