Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in SDG: World
SDG: World: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 23.60 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in SDG: World, 1970–2024
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Analysis
SDG: World recorded 23.60 million for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in SDG: World peaked at 23.60 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.06 million, in 1971.
SDG: World ranks 1st 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 SDG: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.20 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.06 million | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 8.32 million | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 8.54 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8.70 million | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 8.84 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 9.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 9.05 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.44 million | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 9.55 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 9.90 million | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 10.06 million | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 10.32 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 10.52 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 10.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 11.08 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 11.23 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 11.51 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 12.10 million | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 12.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 12.45 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 12.62 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.98 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.15 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.48 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 13.55 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 13.81 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 14.26 million | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 14.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.62 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 14.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.94 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 16.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 16.73 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.79 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.10 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 17.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.63 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 18.47 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.45 million | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 19.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 20.87 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 21.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.45 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.31 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.69 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 22.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.21 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.60 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.78 million | 8.06 million | 9.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.98 million | 9.90 million | 12.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.52 million | 12.45 million | 14.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.33 million | 14.88 million | 17.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 million | 18.05 million | 21.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.93 million | 22.31 million | 23.60 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in SDG: World?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in SDG: World was 23.60 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 23.60 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.06 million in 1971.
- How does SDG: World rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- SDG: World ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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.