Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, female was 3.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.86 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
47th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.86 million
in 2023
All-time low
779,657
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 3.86 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.86 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 779,657, in 1970.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 779,657 | — |
| 1971 | 806,126 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 825,354 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 839,953 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 864,624 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 879,901 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 904,111 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 953,999 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 987,806 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 1.24 million | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.29 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.34 million | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.34 million | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.37 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.47 million | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.53 million | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.52 million | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.59 million | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.66 million | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.73 million | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.80 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.88 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.97 million | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.04 million | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.12 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.43 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.45 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.60 million | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.72 million | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.95 million | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 3.03 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.27 million | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.72 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.74 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.77 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.81 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.81 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.86 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.86 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 889,655 | 779,657 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 1.08 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 million | 1.52 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million | 2.12 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 million | 2.72 million | 3.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 million | 3.77 million | 3.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,657 in 1970.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release