Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in North America
North America: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0044 number per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in North America, 1992–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.0044 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2018.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in North America peaked at 0.005 number per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 number per person, in 2014.
That places North America 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0047 number per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0046 number per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 number per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 number per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 number per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 number per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 number per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 number per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 number per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 number per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.005 number per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.005 number per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.005 number per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.005 number per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 number per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 number per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 number per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 number per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 number per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 number per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 number per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 number per person | 0.0046 number per person | 0.0048 number per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 number per person | 0.0048 number per person | 0.005 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 number per person | 0.0044 number per person | 0.0048 number per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Georgia 0.0084 number per person compare
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0083 number per person compare
- 3 Suriname 0.0083 number per person compare
- 4 Tuvalu 0.0079 number per person compare
- 5 Maldives 0.0079 number per person compare
- 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0077 number per person compare
- 7 Israel 0.0075 number per person compare
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in North America?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in North America was 0.0044 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.005 number per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 number per person in 2014.
- How does North America rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- North America ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.