Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Oecd Members

WB: Oecd Members: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 5.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.10 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
3.45 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Oecd Members, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

WB: Oecd Members recorded 5.10 million for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 5.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.45 million, in 1970.

WB: Oecd Members ranks 34th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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: Oecd Members, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Oecd Members, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 3.45 million
1971 3.47 million +0.8%
1972 3.50 million +0.8%
1973 3.54 million +1.2%
1974 3.54 million -0.1%
1975 3.54 million -0.1%
1976 3.55 million +0.3%
1977 3.56 million +0.2%
1978 3.56 million +0.2%
1979 3.59 million +0.7%
1980 3.73 million +4.0%
1981 3.73 million -0.1%
1982 3.77 million +1.2%
1983 3.77 million -0.0%
1984 3.78 million +0.2%
1985 3.78 million +0.1%
1986 3.80 million +0.6%
1987 3.80 million +0.1%
1988 4.04 million +6.3%
1989 4.02 million -0.6%
1990 3.89 million -3.3%
1991 3.92 million +0.7%
1992 4.08 million +4.1%
1993 3.99 million -2.1%
1994 4.09 million +2.5%
1995 4.10 million +0.2%
1996 4.14 million +0.8%
1997 4.24 million +2.4%
1998 4.26 million +0.5%
1999 4.31 million +1.2%
2000 4.39 million +1.8%
2001 4.45 million +1.4%
2002 4.47 million +0.5%
2003 4.49 million +0.4%
2004 4.53 million +0.9%
2005 4.59 million +1.3%
2006 4.63 million +0.8%
2007 4.66 million +0.7%
2008 4.68 million +0.5%
2009 4.70 million +0.4%
2010 4.75 million +1.0%
2011 4.77 million +0.5%
2012 4.75 million -0.3%
2013 4.74 million -0.2%
2014 4.77 million +0.5%
2015 4.85 million +1.7%
2016 4.97 million +2.5%
2017 5.02 million +1.0%
2018 5.06 million +0.9%
2019 5.03 million -0.7%
2020 4.97 million -1.3%
2021 5.06 million +1.8%
2022 5.08 million +0.5%
2023 5.11 million +0.6%
2024 5.10 million -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.53 million 3.45 million 3.59 million 10
1980s 3.82 million 3.73 million 4.04 million 10
1990s 4.10 million 3.89 million 4.31 million 10
2000s 4.56 million 4.39 million 4.70 million 10
2010s 4.87 million 4.74 million 5.06 million 10
2020s 5.06 million 4.97 million 5.11 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members

  1. 31 Kenya 170,289 compare
  2. 32 Ethiopia 151,765 compare
  3. 33 Saudi Arabia 143,804 compare
  4. 34 Peru 142,500 compare
  5. 35 Colombia 139,228 compare
  6. 36 Republic of Korea 132,721 compare
  7. 37 Syria 130,893 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Oecd Members?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Oecd Members was 5.10 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
The highest recorded value was 5.11 million in 2023.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
The lowest recorded value was 3.45 million in 1970.
How does WB: Oecd Members rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
WB: Oecd Members ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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.