Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Teachers in primary education, female was 7.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.22 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.22 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.28 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 7.22 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 7.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million, in 1973.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.28 million | — |
| 1974 | 2.38 million | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 2.46 million | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.61 million | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 2.46 million | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 2.74 million | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 2.74 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.80 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.89 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.93 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.95 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.04 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.21 million | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.31 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.46 million | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 3.58 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.68 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.80 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.87 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.92 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.00 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.08 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.17 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.26 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.33 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.40 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.43 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.50 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.73 million | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 5.00 million | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 5.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.19 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.30 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.40 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.45 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.67 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.94 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 6.15 million | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 6.21 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.45 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.72 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.86 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.22 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.52 million | 2.28 million | 2.74 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.18 million | 2.80 million | 3.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 million | 3.80 million | 4.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 million | 4.46 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 million | 5.40 million | 6.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 million | 6.86 million | 7.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5651 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 7.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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