Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 2.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.46 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
81st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.72 million
in 2016
All-time low
591,625
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 2.46 million.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 2.72 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 591,625, in 1970.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 591,625
1971 606,566 +2.5%
1972 626,834 +3.3%
1973 646,952 +3.2%
1974 669,791 +3.5%
1975 697,201 +4.1%
1976 729,696 +4.7%
1977 726,240 -0.5%
1978 739,560 +1.8%
1979 787,983 +6.5%
1980 830,059 +5.3%
1981 860,986 +3.7%
1982 917,157 +6.5%
1983 981,769 +7.0%
1984 1.08 million +9.5%
1985 1.19 million +10.8%
1986 1.26 million +5.8%
1987 1.33 million +5.8%
1988 1.41 million +6.1%
1989 1.44 million +1.8%
1990 1.47 million +2.3%
1991 1.47 million +0.1%
1992 1.49 million +1.3%
1993 1.53 million +2.5%
1994 1.56 million +1.7%
1995 1.58 million +1.7%
1996 1.62 million +2.3%
1997 1.64 million +1.4%
1998 1.68 million +2.1%
1999 1.70 million +1.3%
2000 1.69 million -0.4%
2001 1.71 million +1.1%
2002 1.77 million +3.4%
2003 1.85 million +4.8%
2004 1.86 million +0.6%
2005 1.97 million +5.9%
2006 2.02 million +2.3%
2007 2.05 million +1.6%
2008 2.04 million -0.8%
2009 2.17 million +6.3%
2010 2.23 million +3.1%
2011 2.27 million +1.8%
2012 2.32 million +1.9%
2013 2.46 million +6.4%
2014 2.45 million -0.4%
2015 2.58 million +5.0%
2016 2.72 million +5.4%
2017 2.59 million -4.6%
2018 2.58 million -0.4%
2019 2.63 million +1.8%
2020 2.57 million -2.1%
2021 2.54 million -1.2%
2022 2.50 million -1.7%
2023 2.44 million -2.2%
2024 2.46 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 682,245 591,625 787,983 10
1980s 1.13 million 830,059 1.44 million 10
1990s 1.58 million 1.47 million 1.70 million 10
2000s 1.91 million 1.69 million 2.17 million 10
2010s 2.48 million 2.23 million 2.72 million 10
2020s 2.50 million 2.44 million 2.57 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

  1. 78 Norway 38,168 compare
  2. 79 Honduras 38,116 compare
  3. 80 Azerbaijan 36,475 compare
  4. 81 Ireland 35,618 compare
  5. 82 Hungary 35,478 compare
  6. 83 Costa Rica 34,294 compare
  7. 84 Lebanon 33,038 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 2.46 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
The highest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
The lowest recorded value was 591,625 in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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 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 (number), gaps filled
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Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
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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.