Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 735,389 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 735,389 for teachers in primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 735,389 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,439, in 1970.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,439 | — |
| 1971 | 41,950 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 44,894 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 46,634 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 49,802 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 52,617 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 55,560 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 60,678 | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 71,142 | +17.2% |
| 1979 | 76,323 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 77,853 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 79,194 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 75,209 | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 82,690 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 91,131 | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 93,351 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 96,733 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 100,066 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 129,372 | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 130,703 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 141,485 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 150,945 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 161,789 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 171,316 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 181,841 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 191,563 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 207,755 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 221,532 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 236,530 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 253,518 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 260,787 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 268,556 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 288,808 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 311,780 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 334,902 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 350,580 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 370,947 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 396,361 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 417,173 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 441,077 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 489,305 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 555,430 | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 579,143 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 599,712 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 627,677 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 668,719 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 711,282 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 731,798 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 719,578 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 725,077 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 735,389 | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +29.3% | 100,066 | 129,372 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54,004 | 40,439 | 76,323 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,630 | 75,209 | 130,703 | 10 |
| 1990s | 191,827 | 141,485 | 253,518 | 10 |
| 2000s | 344,097 | 260,787 | 441,077 | 10 |
| 2010s | 640,772 | 489,305 | 731,798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 735,389 | 735,389 | 735,389 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 163 Cape Verde 1,925 compare
- 164 Martinique 1,891 compare
- 165 Central African Republic 1,862 compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 1,785 compare
- 167 Comoros 1,709 compare
- 168 Malta 1,666 compare
- 169 Bhutan 1,544 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 735,389 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 735,389 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,439 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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