Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in World
World: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0028 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in World, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in World is 0.0028 number per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in World peaked at 0.0028 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 number per person, in 1971.
That places World 25th 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 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in World, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0021 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0021 number per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 number per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 number per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 number per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 number per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 number per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 number per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 number per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 number per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 number per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 number per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 number per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 number per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 number per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 number per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 number per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 number per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 number per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 number per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 number per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 number per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 number per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 number per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 0.0022 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0022 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0024 number per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 number per person | 0.0024 number per person | 0.0025 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 number per person | 0.0026 number per person | 0.0028 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 22 French Polynesia 0.0061 number per person compare
- 23 Libya 0.0061 number per person compare
- 24 Ireland 0.006 number per person compare
- 25 Luxembourg 0.0059 number per person compare
- 26 Bermuda 0.0058 number per person compare
- 27 Cuba 0.0058 number per person compare
- 28 Grenada 0.0057 number per person compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in World?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in World was 0.0028 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 number per person in 1971.
- How does World rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- World ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.