Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0034 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1973–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0034 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0034 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 number per person, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0019 number per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.002 number per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.002 number per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 number per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 number per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 number per person | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 number per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 number per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 number per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 number per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 number per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 number per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 number per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 number per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 number per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 number per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 number per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 number per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 number per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 number per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 number per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 number per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 number per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 number per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 number per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 number per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 number per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 number per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.003 number per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.003 number per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 number per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 number per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 number per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 number per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 number per person | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 0.0024 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 number per person | 0.0024 number per person | 0.0026 number per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 number per person | 0.0025 number per person | 0.0029 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 number per person | 0.0029 number per person | 0.0034 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 13 Iraq 0.007 number per person compare
- 14 Dominica 0.0068 number per person compare
- 15 British Virgin Islands 0.0068 number per person compare
- 16 Costa Rica 0.0067 number per person compare
- 17 Kuwait 0.0066 number per person compare
- 18 San Marino 0.0064 number per person compare
- 19 Argentina 0.0062 number per person compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0034 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.