Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Teachers in primary education, female was 544,726 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 544,726 for teachers in primary education, female in 2009. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 544,726 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 244,408, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 244,408 | — |
| 1971 | 293,315 | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 305,215 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 325,625 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 334,563 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 348,168 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 359,860 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 371,076 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 380,951 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 392,294 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 403,455 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 410,817 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 418,942 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 424,697 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 429,281 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 421,280 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 414,687 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 414,030 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 417,776 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 422,274 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 435,382 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 443,925 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 453,013 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 450,849 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 466,198 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 471,958 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 461,593 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 464,682 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 467,925 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 467,815 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 476,572 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 482,001 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 490,297 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 497,772 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 506,856 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 513,014 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 520,629 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 530,232 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 536,704 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 544,726 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 335,548 | 244,408 | 392,294 | 10 |
| 1980s | 417,724 | 403,455 | 429,281 | 10 |
| 1990s | 458,334 | 435,382 | 471,958 | 10 |
| 2000s | 509,880 | 476,572 | 544,726 | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 544,726 in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 544,726 in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,408 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2009.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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