Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in primary education, female was 735,389 in 2020. β Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970β2020
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.
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 Cabo Verde 1,925 compare
- 164 Martinique 1,891 compare
- 165 Central African Republic 1,862 compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1,785 compare
- 167 Comoros, Union of the 1,709 compare
- 168 Malta 1,666 compare
- 169 Bhutan 1,544 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release