Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 15.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Ibrd Only, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Ibrd Only is 15.25 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 15.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.52 million, in 1971.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 11th 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 WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.74 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.52 million | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 4.73 million | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 4.89 million | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 5.03 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 5.33 million | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 5.28 million | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.61 million | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 5.72 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.87 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 6.04 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6.21 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 6.38 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.60 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 6.90 million | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 7.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 7.33 million | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 7.61 million | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 7.86 million | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 8.09 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 8.20 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.34 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 8.53 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 8.72 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.74 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.89 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.20 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 9.12 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.38 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 9.49 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.65 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.20 million | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 10.56 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 10.72 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.68 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.92 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.24 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.46 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.89 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.38 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 12.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.25 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.05 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 14.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.25 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.10 million | 4.52 million | 5.72 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.79 million | 5.87 million | 7.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.72 million | 8.09 million | 9.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.41 million | 9.49 million | 11.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.68 million | 11.46 million | 14.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.69 million | 14.27 million | 15.25 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 99.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2233 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Ibrd Only was 15.25 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 15.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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.