Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in United States
United States: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) was 0.0046 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United States, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United States stood at 0.0046 units per person.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United States peaked at 0.0049 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 units per person, in 2020.
United States ranks 59th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0047 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0046 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United States?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United States was 0.0046 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2020.
- How does United States rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- United States ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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)
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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.