Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total

IDA total: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 3.36 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.36 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.36 million number
in 2019
All-time low
330,340 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total, 1970–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total stood at 3.36 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total peaked at 3.36 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 330,340 number, in 1970.

That places IDA total 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 330,340 number
1971 341,301 number +3.3%
1972 365,032 number +7.0%
1973 384,664 number +5.4%
1974 412,031 number +7.1%
1975 431,143 number +4.6%
1976 458,042 number +6.2%
1977 494,850 number +8.0%
1978 551,112 number +11.4%
1979 601,004 number +9.1%
1980 638,457 number +6.2%
1981 680,850 number +6.6%
1982 712,733 number +4.7%
1983 768,575 number +7.8%
1984 804,652 number +4.7%
1985 824,563 number +2.5%
1986 843,268 number +2.3%
1987 847,191 number +0.5%
1988 905,690 number +6.9%
1989 952,528 number +5.2%
1990 963,538 number +1.2%
1991 1.01 million number +5.1%
1992 1.08 million number +6.7%
1993 1.14 million number +5.6%
1994 1.19 million number +4.6%
1995 1.23 million number +3.2%
1996 1.30 million number +5.1%
1997 1.35 million number +4.0%
1998 1.40 million number +4.1%
1999 1.45 million number +3.2%
2000 1.50 million number +3.9%
2001 1.56 million number +3.6%
2002 1.62 million number +3.9%
2003 1.70 million number +5.0%
2004 1.81 million number +6.6%
2005 1.88 million number +3.9%
2006 1.94 million number +3.1%
2007 1.97 million number +1.6%
2008 2.06 million number +4.7%
2009 2.16 million number +4.6%
2010 2.30 million number +6.6%
2011 2.50 million number +8.8%
2012 2.52 million number +1.0%
2013 2.76 million number +9.3%
2014 2.89 million number +4.6%
2015 2.99 million number +3.7%
2016 3.12 million number +4.3%
2017 3.24 million number +3.8%
2018 3.30 million number +1.9%
2019 3.36 million number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 436,952 number 330,340 number 601,004 number 10
1980s 797,851 number 638,457 number 952,528 number 10
1990s 1.21 million number 963,538 number 1.45 million number 10
2000s 1.82 million number 1.50 million number 2.16 million number 10
2010s 2.90 million number 2.30 million number 3.36 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 13 Nigeria 276,704 number compare
  2. 14 Thailand 270,596 number compare
  3. 15 Argentina 252,452 number compare
  4. 16 Japan 248,338 number compare
  5. 17 Italy 241,634 number compare
  6. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 240,699 number compare
  7. 19 Poland 235,314 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in IDA total was 3.36 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 3.36 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 330,340 number in 1970.
How does IDA total rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
IDA total ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA total data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.