How does OECD members rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?

OECD members ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members

Name: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members
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OECD members: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0036 number per person in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

0.0036 number per person

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

13th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.0038 number per person

in 1970

All-time low

0.0035 number per person

in 1988

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members, 1970–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 0.0036 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0038 number per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 number per person, in 1988.

That places OECD members 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0038 number per person	—
1971	0.0038 number per person	-0.9%
1972	0.0038 number per person	-0.3%
1973	0.0038 number per person	+0.5%
1974	0.0038 number per person	-1.2%
1975	0.0037 number per person	-1.2%
1976	0.0037 number per person	-0.8%
1977	0.0036 number per person	-0.9%
1978	0.0036 number per person	-1.1%
1979	0.0036 number per person	-0.7%
1980	0.0037 number per person	+2.1%
1981	0.0036 number per person	-1.1%
1982	0.0036 number per person	-0.1%
1983	0.0036 number per person	-1.1%
1984	0.0036 number per person	-0.7%
1985	0.0035 number per person	-0.7%
1986	0.0035 number per person	-0.1%
1987	0.0035 number per person	-0.9%
1988	0.0035 number per person	-0.2%
1989	0.0035 number per person	+0.0%
1990	0.0035 number per person	+0.3%
1991	0.0035 number per person	+0.1%
1992	0.0035 number per person	+0.0%
1993	0.0035 number per person	-0.0%
1994	0.0035 number per person	+1.6%
1995	0.0035 number per person	-0.5%
1996	0.0035 number per person	+0.1%
1997	0.0036 number per person	+0.5%
1998	0.0036 number per person	+0.7%
1999	0.0036 number per person	+0.4%
2000	0.0036 number per person	+0.9%
2001	0.0036 number per person	-0.7%
2002	0.0036 number per person	+0.8%
2003	0.0036 number per person	-0.9%
2004	0.0036 number per person	+0.7%
2005	0.0036 number per person	+0.2%
2006	0.0036 number per person	+0.2%
2007	0.0037 number per person	+0.5%
2008	0.0036 number per person	-1.0%
2009	0.0036 number per person	-0.5%
2010	0.0036 number per person	+0.9%
2011	0.0036 number per person	-1.5%
2012	0.0035 number per person	-0.8%
2013	0.0035 number per person	-0.4%
2014	0.0035 number per person	-0.2%
2015	0.0036 number per person	+0.9%
2016	0.0036 number per person	+1.4%
2017	0.0036 number per person	+0.4%
2018	0.0036 number per person	+0.2%
2019	0.0036 number per person	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0037 number per person	0.0036 number per person	0.0038 number per person	10
1980s	0.0036 number per person	0.0035 number per person	0.0037 number per person	10
1990s	0.0035 number per person	0.0035 number per person	0.0036 number per person	10
2000s	0.0036 number per person	0.0036 number per person	0.0037 number per person	10
2010s	0.0036 number per person	0.0035 number per person	0.0036 number per person	10

Countries ranked near OECD members

10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0073 number per person compare
11 Brunei Darussalam 0.0071 number per person compare
12 American Samoa 0.007 number per person compare
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

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More education data for OECD members

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for OECD members →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members?: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in OECD members was 0.0036 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 0.0038 number per person in 1970.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 number per person in 1988.
How does OECD members rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?: OECD members ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD members 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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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

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Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

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.