Teachers in primary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: Teachers in primary education, female was 252,452 number in 2008. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2008, teachers in primary education, female in Argentina stood at 252,452 number.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Argentina peaked at 264,097 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 161,401 number, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 15th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 161,401 number | — |
| 1971 | 166,751 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 170,113 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 169,958 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 171,736 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 181,141 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 184,376 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 184,522 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 184,460 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 189,438 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 202,074 number | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 212,033 number | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 221,079 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 230,235 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 237,412 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 263,947 number | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 208,616 number | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 195,726 number | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 217,765 number | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 237,134 number | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 244,753 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 240,236 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 244,779 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 253,209 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 264,097 number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 252,452 number | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 173,750 number | 161,401 number | 184,522 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 210,962 number | 184,460 number | 237,412 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 222,763 number | 195,726 number | 263,947 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 244,303 number | 217,765 number | 264,097 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Argentina?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Argentina was 252,452 number in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 264,097 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,401 number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2008.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.