Teachers in primary education, female in Chile

Chile: Teachers in primary education, female was 71,169 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
71,169 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
51st
of 196 countries
All-time high
71,169 number
in 2018
All-time low
38,752 number
in 2003
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Teachers in primary education, female in Chile, 1998–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820181998: 41.5k number1999: 43.5k number2000: 43.3k number2002: 41.2k number2003: 38.8k number2004: 50.2k number2005: 51.6k number2006: 51.4k number2007: 52.4k number2008: 52.5k number2009: 54.5k number2010: 51.3k number2011: 54.1k number2012: 55.6k number2013: 61.0k number2014: 63.8k number2015: 65.3k number2016: 67.4k number2017: 69.0k number2018: 71.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 71,169 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Chile peaked at 71,169 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38,752 number, in 2003.

Chile ranks 51st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42,469 number 41,462 number 43,476 number 2
2000s 48,436 number 38,752 number 54,505 number 9
2010s 62,082 number 51,322 number 71,169 number 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 48 Syrian Arab Republic 79,153 number compare
  2. 49 Guatemala 75,638 number compare
  3. 50 Ghana 72,396 number compare
  4. 52 Sri Lanka 68,746 number compare
  5. 53 Madagascar, Republic of 67,112 number compare
  6. 54 Israel 66,349 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Chile?
Teachers in primary education, female in Chile was 71,169 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 71,169 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 38,752 number in 2003.
How does Chile rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Chile ranks 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.