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. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
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
| 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 St. Lucia 920 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release