Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Teachers in primary education, female was 512,600 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
512,600
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
512,600
in 2024
All-time low
161,697
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1980200220241980: 206.1k1981: 161.7k1982: 206.5k1983: 210.3k1984: 214.6k1985: 219.2k1986: 183.1k1987: 226.5k1988: 230.6k1989: 195.7k1990: 208.9k1991: 222.9k1992: 233.4k1993: 242.2k1994: 253.9k1995: 263.9k1996: 279.9k1997: 283.5k1998: 294.5k1999: 297.1k2000: 295.6k2001: 301.7k2002: 307.8k2003: 320.5k2004: 327.8k2005: 324.9k2006: 335.2k2007: 338.0k2008: 345.8k2009: 367.2k2010: 369.9k2011: 396.2k2012: 406.8k2013: 408.1k2014: 410.5k2015: 428.4k2016: 423.7k2017: 435.6k2018: 454.7k2019: 470.6k2020: 486.7k2021: 493.1k2022: 494.2k2023: 503.3k2024: 512.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 512,600. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 512,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 161,697, in 1981.

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 205,416 161,697 230,622 10
1990s 258,028 208,934 297,071 10
2000s 326,463 295,617 367,172 10
2010s 420,451 369,950 470,576 10
2020s 497,972 486,738 512,600 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)

  1. 173 Guadeloupe 1,232 compare
  2. 174 Barbados 1,222 compare
  3. 175 Vanuatu 1,188 compare
  4. 176 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 compare
  5. 177 Djibouti 1,024 compare
  6. 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,023 compare
  7. 179 St. Lucia 920 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places β†’

More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)

All data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 512,600 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
The highest recorded value was 512,600 in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
The lowest recorded value was 161,697 in 1981.
How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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