Teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in primary education, female was 18.90 million in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 18.90 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 18.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.35 million, in 1971.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 8th out of 224 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.16 million | 4.35 million | 5.98 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.21 million | 6.22 million | 8.35 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.43 million | 8.56 million | 10.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.00 million | 10.63 million | 13.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.51 million | 13.65 million | 17.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.25 million | 17.72 million | 18.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 18.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 18.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 million in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 224 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release