Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 909,600 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 909,600 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 909,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 151,420, in 1979.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 170,097 | — |
| 1972 | 163,800 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 152,410 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 157,356 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 161,423 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 171,243 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 180,408 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 187,142 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 151,420 | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 211,525 | +39.7% |
| 1981 | 223,785 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 232,992 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 255,736 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 268,921 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 281,984 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 299,088 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 313,196 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 314,500 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 333,294 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 344,803 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 357,100 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 360,460 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 379,021 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 396,295 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 410,451 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 422,078 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 432,869 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 438,593 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 442,918 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 476,281 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 502,494 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 527,237 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 530,036 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 543,479 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 565,340 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 604,900 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 620,304 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 632,411 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 641,900 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 665,979 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 692,812 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 722,894 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 734,244 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 789,685 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 799,232 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 796,516 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 807,083 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 812,618 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 833,360 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 854,774 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 848,015 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 856,236 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 889,208 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 909,600 | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +39.7% | 151,420 | 211,525 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 166,144 | 151,420 | 187,142 | 9 |
| 1980s | 273,502 | 211,525 | 333,294 | 10 |
| 1990s | 398,459 | 344,803 | 442,918 | 10 |
| 2000s | 564,438 | 476,281 | 641,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 765,442 | 665,979 | 833,360 | 10 |
| 2020s | 871,567 | 848,015 | 909,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 909,600 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 909,600 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,420 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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