Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions

MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 18.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.90 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.90 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.35 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions is 18.90 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 18.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.35 million, in 1971.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 4.67 million
1971 4.35 million -6.8%
1972 4.63 million +6.3%
1973 4.85 million +4.8%
1974 5.05 million +4.1%
1975 5.22 million +3.4%
1976 5.47 million +4.6%
1977 5.48 million +0.2%
1978 5.87 million +7.2%
1979 5.98 million +1.9%
1980 6.22 million +3.9%
1981 6.37 million +2.4%
1982 6.60 million +3.7%
1983 6.80 million +3.1%
1984 7.05 million +3.7%
1985 7.36 million +4.3%
1986 7.48 million +1.7%
1987 7.76 million +3.7%
1988 8.07 million +4.0%
1989 8.35 million +3.4%
1990 8.56 million +2.5%
1991 8.70 million +1.7%
1992 8.89 million +2.2%
1993 9.13 million +2.7%
1994 9.37 million +2.6%
1995 9.47 million +1.0%
1996 9.69 million +2.4%
1997 10.05 million +3.7%
1998 10.07 million +0.2%
1999 10.42 million +3.4%
2000 10.63 million +2.0%
2001 10.88 million +2.3%
2002 10.99 million +1.1%
2003 11.65 million +6.0%
2004 12.09 million +3.7%
2005 12.38 million +2.4%
2006 12.44 million +0.5%
2007 12.73 million +2.3%
2008 12.95 million +1.7%
2009 13.27 million +2.5%
2010 13.65 million +2.9%
2011 14.06 million +3.0%
2012 14.34 million +2.0%
2013 15.08 million +5.2%
2014 15.40 million +2.1%
2015 15.78 million +2.5%
2016 16.26 million +3.0%
2017 16.45 million +1.1%
2018 16.73 million +1.7%
2019 17.34 million +3.6%
2020 17.72 million +2.2%
2021 18.00 million +1.6%
2022 18.11 million +0.6%
2023 18.50 million +2.1%
2024 18.90 million +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.16 million 4.35 million 5.98 million 10
1980s 7.21 million 6.22 million 8.35 million 10
1990s 9.43 million 8.56 million 10.42 million 10
2000s 12.00 million 10.63 million 13.27 million 10
2010s 15.51 million 13.65 million 17.34 million 10
2020s 18.25 million 17.72 million 18.90 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions

  1. 5 Brazil 620,653 compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 504,448 compare
  3. 7 Philippines 465,772 compare
  4. 8 Mexico 401,971 compare
  5. 9 Russia 324,727 compare
  6. 10 Egypt 319,626 compare
  7. 11 Vietnam 300,791 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions was 18.90 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
The highest recorded value was 18.90 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
The lowest recorded value was 4.35 million in 1971.
How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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Indicator
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.