Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1.74 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Member Countries is 1.74 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 1.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 266,796, in 1971.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 110th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 274,435 | — |
| 1971 | 266,796 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 274,235 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 282,583 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 289,128 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 297,721 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 309,618 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 326,490 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 336,561 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 306,880 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 377,930 | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 396,716 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 416,556 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 457,208 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 480,329 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 507,587 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 540,734 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 571,279 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 592,975 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 678,130 | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 649,024 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 676,266 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 687,088 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 716,103 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 740,422 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 758,545 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 778,058 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 807,214 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 818,450 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 832,880 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 867,003 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 908,814 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 941,138 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 954,801 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 986,559 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.74 million | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 296,445 | 266,796 | 336,561 | 10 |
| 1980s | 501,944 | 377,930 | 678,130 | 10 |
| 1990s | 746,405 | 649,024 | 832,880 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 867,003 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 1.13 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.60 million | 1.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Member Countries was 1.74 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,796 in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries 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 851 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 851 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.