Teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Teachers in primary education, female was 8.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 8.20 million number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 8.20 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.58 million number, in 1970.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.58 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.62 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.68 million number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.76 million number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.82 million number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.90 million number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.98 million number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 2.03 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.10 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.19 million number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.30 million number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.40 million number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 2.52 million number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 2.71 million number | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.87 million number | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 3.05 million number | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 3.21 million number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 3.33 million number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.50 million number | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 3.71 million number | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 3.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.87 million number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 3.96 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.10 million number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 4.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.35 million number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.45 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.54 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.60 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 4.69 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.86 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.99 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.39 million number | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 5.49 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.72 million number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.99 million number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 6.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.30 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.57 million number | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.81 million number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.45 million number | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 7.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.73 million number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.84 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.95 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.89 million number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.20 million number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.87 million number | 1.58 million number | 2.19 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 million number | 2.30 million number | 3.71 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.25 million number | 3.75 million number | 4.69 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.55 million number | 4.79 million number | 6.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.50 million number | 6.57 million number | 8.20 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 3 United States 1.54 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
- 5 Brazil 707,006 number compare
- 6 Philippines 432,953 number compare
- 7 Mexico 385,248 number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
- 9 Egypt 330,573 number compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 8.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.20 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.