Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 17.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Low & middle income stood at 17.19 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Low & middle income peaked at 17.19 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.45 million number, in 1970.
That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.45 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.58 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.82 million number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 5.02 million number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 5.21 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 5.37 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.60 million number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 5.60 million number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.99 million number | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 6.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.55 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.73 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.95 million number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 7.21 million number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.50 million number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 7.87 million number | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 7.93 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 8.25 million number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 8.58 million number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 8.79 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 8.95 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 9.42 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.66 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.02 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.23 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.31 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.54 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 10.60 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.00 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.05 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.73 million number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 12.16 million number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.41 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.51 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.70 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.90 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.20 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.57 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.96 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 14.23 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.94 million number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 15.25 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.63 million number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.27 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.54 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.19 million number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.28 million number | 4.45 million number | 6.16 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.39 million number | 6.33 million number | 8.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.77 million number | 8.79 million number | 10.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.05 million number | 10.82 million number | 13.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.35 million number | 13.57 million number | 17.19 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Low & middle income?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Low & middle income was 17.19 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.19 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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How this figure is calculated
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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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.