Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 2.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.12 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.20 million
in 2018
All-time low
1.44 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 2.12 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 2.20 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.44 million
1971 1.69 million +17.9%
1972 1.71 million +0.8%
1973 1.70 million -0.1%
1974 1.71 million +0.7%
1975 1.72 million +0.1%
1976 1.72 million +0.3%
1977 1.72 million -0.1%
1978 1.72 million +0.3%
1979 1.73 million +0.5%
1980 1.74 million +0.5%
1981 1.75 million +0.5%
1982 1.75 million -0.0%
1983 1.76 million +0.8%
1984 1.78 million +1.1%
1985 1.80 million +0.8%
1986 1.81 million +0.9%
1987 1.80 million -1.0%
1988 1.81 million +1.0%
1989 1.79 million -1.6%
1990 1.84 million +2.9%
1991 1.85 million +0.8%
1992 1.86 million +0.7%
1993 1.91 million +2.7%
1994 1.97 million +2.8%
1995 1.91 million -3.2%
1996 1.92 million +0.9%
1997 1.95 million +1.3%
1998 1.95 million +0.2%
1999 1.95 million -0.1%
2000 1.97 million +1.1%
2001 1.99 million +0.7%
2002 1.97 million -0.6%
2003 1.95 million -1.5%
2004 1.94 million -0.3%
2005 1.97 million +1.5%
2006 1.96 million -0.3%
2007 1.99 million +1.4%
2008 2.00 million +0.5%
2009 2.00 million +0.2%
2010 2.04 million +1.9%
2011 2.04 million +0.1%
2012 2.02 million -1.0%
2013 2.02 million -0.2%
2014 2.04 million +1.0%
2015 2.08 million +2.1%
2016 2.14 million +2.9%
2017 2.17 million +1.2%
2018 2.20 million +1.6%
2019 2.18 million -1.1%
2020 2.10 million -3.4%
2021 2.13 million +1.1%
2022 2.13 million -0.0%
2023 2.13 million +0.0%
2024 2.12 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.69 million 1.44 million 1.73 million 10
1980s 1.78 million 1.74 million 1.81 million 10
1990s 1.91 million 1.84 million 1.97 million 10
2000s 1.97 million 1.94 million 2.00 million 10
2010s 2.09 million 2.02 million 2.20 million 10
2020s 2.12 million 2.10 million 2.13 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

  1. 91 Kyrgyzstan 26,544 compare
  2. 92 Tajikistan 26,278 compare
  3. 93 Oman 25,990 compare
  4. 94 Senegal 24,875 compare
  5. 95 Paraguay 24,695 compare
  6. 96 Finland 24,571 compare
  7. 97 Czechia 24,449 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: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 2.12 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.