Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Teachers in primary education, female was 3.69 million in 2024. β Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 3.69 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 3.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 403,784, in 1971.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 49th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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 | 490,058 | 403,784 | 733,435 | 10 |
| 1980s | 705,389 | 557,304 | 886,344 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 919,700 | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 1.38 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million | 2.33 million | 3.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 million | 3.40 million | 3.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 3.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,784 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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