Teachers in primary education, female in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Teachers in primary education, female was 5.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.10 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
3.45 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in WB: Oecd Members, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Oecd Members recorded 5.10 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 5.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.45 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Oecd Members 34th 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: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.45 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.50 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 3.54 million | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 3.54 million | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.54 million | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.55 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.56 million | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.56 million | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.59 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.73 million | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 3.73 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.77 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.78 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.78 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.80 million | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.80 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.04 million | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 4.02 million | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.89 million | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.92 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.08 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.99 million | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.09 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.10 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.14 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.26 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.39 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.45 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.77 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.74 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.77 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.97 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.97 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.10 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.53 million | 3.45 million | 3.59 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.82 million | 3.73 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.10 million | 3.89 million | 4.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 million | 4.39 million | 4.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 million | 4.74 million | 5.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 million | 4.97 million | 5.11 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 116.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 57.13 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 37.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.28 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.18 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 27.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in WB: Oecd Members?
- Teachers in primary education, female in WB: Oecd Members was 5.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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