Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 3.29 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 3.29 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 3.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 354,114, in 1970.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 55th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 354,114 | — |
| 1971 | 360,576 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 383,122 | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 401,670 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 426,558 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 447,679 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 463,546 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 495,717 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 542,096 | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 596,018 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 635,235 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 679,058 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 715,767 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 763,968 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 794,726 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 818,579 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 839,250 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 848,034 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 892,500 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 984,755 | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.17 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.23 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.46 million | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.56 million | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.62 million | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.89 million | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 2.13 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.39 million | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 2.49 million | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.59 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.67 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.77 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.89 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.99 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.02 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.11 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.22 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.29 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 447,110 | 354,114 | 596,018 | 10 |
| 1980s | 802,000 | 635,235 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 984,755 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 1.29 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 1.89 million | 2.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 3.02 million | 3.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 3.29 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,114 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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.
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 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.