Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in primary education, female was 19.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.43 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.43 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.87 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 19.43 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 19.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.87 million, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 221 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.
Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.12 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.87 million | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 5.12 million | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 5.32 million | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 5.51 million | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 5.66 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 5.89 million | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 5.89 million | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.29 million | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 6.41 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 6.65 million | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 6.81 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 7.05 million | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 7.51 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 7.82 million | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 7.97 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 8.26 million | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 8.60 million | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 8.88 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 9.13 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 9.28 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9.77 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 10.02 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 10.10 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.34 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.70 million | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 10.70 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.02 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 11.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.19 million | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 12.67 million | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.90 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 12.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.12 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.53 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 14.82 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.56 million | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 15.90 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 16.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.78 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.28 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.87 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 18.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 19.43 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.61 million | 4.87 million | 6.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.68 million | 6.65 million | 8.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.06 million | 9.13 million | 11.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.53 million | 11.21 million | 13.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.01 million | 14.12 million | 17.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.78 million | 18.26 million | 19.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 3 United States 1.56 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 1.09 million compare
- 5 Brazil 620,653 compare
- 6 Nigeria 504,448 compare
- 7 Philippines 465,772 compare
- 8 Mexico 401,971 compare
- 9 Russian Federation 324,727 compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 112.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 19.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 19.43 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 million in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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