Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in United States of America

United States of America: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1.54 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.54 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
3rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.54 million number
in 2017
All-time low
1.23 million number
in 1993
Years of data
10
1993–2017

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in United States of America, 1993–2017

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1993200520171993: 1.2M number1994: 1.2M number1995: 1.3M number1996: 1.3M number1997: 1.3M number1998: 1.4M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 1.54 million number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in United States of America peaked at 1.54 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million number, in 1993.

United States of America ranks 3rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in United States of America, 1993 to 2017.
Year number Change
1993 1.23 million number
1994 1.25 million number +1.1%
1995 1.27 million number +2.1%
1996 1.30 million number +1.8%
1997 1.33 million number +2.5%
1998 1.36 million number +2.4%
2014 1.47 million number +8.0%
2015 1.49 million number +1.6%
2016 1.52 million number +1.6%
2017 1.54 million number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.29 million number 1.23 million number 1.36 million number 6
2010s 1.51 million number 1.47 million number 1.54 million number 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 China 4.39 million number compare
  2. 2 India 2.36 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 707,006 number compare
  5. 6 Philippines 432,953 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in United States of America?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in United States of America was 1.54 million number in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million number in 1993.
How does United States of America rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States of America 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.