Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 512,600 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 206,074 | — |
| 1981 | 161,697 | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 206,460 | +27.7% |
| 1983 | 210,274 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 214,615 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 219,167 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 183,054 | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 226,491 | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 230,622 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 195,703 | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 208,934 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 222,905 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 233,423 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 242,181 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 253,932 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 263,877 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 279,938 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 283,547 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 294,476 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 297,071 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 295,617 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 301,699 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 307,804 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 320,515 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 327,833 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 324,937 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 335,194 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 338,036 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 345,822 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 367,172 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 369,950 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 396,221 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 406,766 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 408,117 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 410,493 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 428,430 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 423,688 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 435,568 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 454,700 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 470,576 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 486,738 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 493,079 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 494,174 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 503,267 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 512,600 | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +27.7% | 161,697 | 206,460 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 173 Guadeloupe 1,232 compare
- 174 Barbados 1,222 compare
- 175 Vanuatu 1,188 compare
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 compare
- 177 Djibouti 1,024 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,023 compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 920 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release