Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Teachers in primary education, female was 3.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.55 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.71 million
in 2016
All-time low
873,991
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 3 is 3.55 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 3.71 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 873,991, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 3 51st 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: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 873,991 | — |
| 1971 | 906,516 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 920,189 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 935,063 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 954,661 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 975,273 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.00 million | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.17 million | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 1.24 million | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.33 million | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.44 million | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 1.50 million | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1.72 million | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.70 million | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.76 million | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.83 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.99 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.06 million | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.12 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.18 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.26 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.34 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.45 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.49 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.63 million | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.67 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.71 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.87 million | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.00 million | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.19 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.35 million | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 3.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.53 million | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.71 million | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.67 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.69 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.63 million | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.58 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.52 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.55 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 966,004 | 873,991 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 million | 1.09 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 million | 1.76 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 million | 2.24 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 million | 3.00 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 million | 3.52 million | 3.63 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1627 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 3?
- Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Region 3 was 3.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 873,991 in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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