Teachers in primary education, female in WB: North America
WB: North America: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.75 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.76 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.33 million
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in WB: North America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: North America recorded 1.75 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in WB: North America peaked at 1.76 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 1993.
WB: North America ranks 106th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.47 million | — |
| 1993 | 1.33 million | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 1.35 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.40 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.57 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.61 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.69 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.76 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.75 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 million | 1.33 million | 1.50 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.62 million | 1.54 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million | 1.61 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 1.66 million | 1.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: North America
- 103 Hong Kong 21,519 compare
- 104 Bulgaria 21,397 compare
- 105 Turkmenistan 20,790 compare
- 106 Papua New Guinea 20,178 compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 19,369 compare
- 108 Mali 19,136 compare
- 109 Guinea 17,979 compare
More education data for WB: North America
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in WB: North America?
- Teachers in primary education, female in WB: North America was 1.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 1993.
- How does WB: North America rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: North America ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: North America 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