Teachers in primary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Teachers in primary education, female was 5.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.14 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
33rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.14 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.54 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 5.14 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.14 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.54 million, in 1970.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 33rd 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.54 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.72 million | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 3.71 million | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.68 million | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.66 million | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.64 million | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.62 million | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.62 million | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.57 million | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.74 million | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 3.75 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.78 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.78 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.79 million | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.80 million | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.84 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.85 million | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.11 million | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 4.11 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.99 million | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 4.04 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 4.20 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 4.14 million | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.23 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.25 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.30 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.37 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.37 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.46 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.71 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.76 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.77 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.79 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.03 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.14 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.65 million | 3.54 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 million | 3.74 million | 4.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.23 million | 3.99 million | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 million | 4.46 million | 4.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 million | 4.76 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 million | 4.98 million | 5.14 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 5.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 million in 1970.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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