Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.22 million
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.45 million
in 2016
All-time low
222,161
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.22 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.45 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 222,161, in 1970.
That places GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 222,161 | — |
| 1971 | 233,572 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 242,706 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 250,371 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 260,800 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 276,493 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 288,421 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 260,612 | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 280,202 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 298,147 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 315,825 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 332,457 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 352,355 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 385,705 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 450,261 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 516,360 | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 577,352 | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 638,530 | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 695,281 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 715,533 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 724,403 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 732,564 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 722,801 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 744,894 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 767,956 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 774,069 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 780,037 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 781,153 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 784,247 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 777,481 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 770,091 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 777,277 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 825,684 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 881,613 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 875,089 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 990,858 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 991,898 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.22 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 261,348 | 222,161 | 298,147 | 10 |
| 1980s | 497,966 | 315,825 | 715,533 | 10 |
| 1990s | 758,960 | 722,801 | 784,247 | 10 |
| 2000s | 924,665 | 770,091 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.14 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.19 million | 1.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 222,161 in 1970.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper 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.
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February 2026 Data Release