Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 9.70 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Upper middle income, 1973–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Upper middle income is 9.70 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Upper middle income peaked at 9.70 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.67 million number, in 1973.
Upper middle income ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.67 million number | — |
| 1974 | 3.82 million number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 3.93 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.11 million number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 4.02 million number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.36 million number | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 4.43 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 4.53 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 4.68 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 4.77 million number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 4.88 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.04 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5.25 million number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 5.54 million number | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 5.56 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.75 million number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 5.91 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 6.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6.25 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.36 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.49 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.78 million number | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 6.88 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.86 million number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.96 million number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.18 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.16 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.41 million number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 7.66 million number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.79 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.79 million number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.89 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.89 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.01 million number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.18 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.27 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.51 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.58 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.81 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.10 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.36 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.70 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.05 million number | 3.67 million number | 4.43 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.19 million number | 4.53 million number | 5.91 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.59 million number | 6.11 million number | 7.00 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 million number | 7.09 million number | 8.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 million number | 8.13 million number | 9.70 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 3 United States of America 1.54 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
- 5 Brazil 707,006 number compare
- 6 Philippines 432,953 number compare
- 7 Mexico 385,248 number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
- 9 Egypt 330,573 number compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Upper middle income?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Upper middle income was 9.70 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.70 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 million number in 1973.
- How does Upper middle income rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.
Computed from
- 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.