Teachers in primary education, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Teachers in primary education, female was 14.12 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in IBRD only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in IBRD only stood at 14.12 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in IBRD only peaked at 14.12 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.46 million number, in 1970.
That places IBRD only 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.12 million number | 4.46 million number | 5.78 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.87 million number | 5.93 million number | 7.95 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.87 million number | 8.16 million number | 9.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.47 million number | 9.59 million number | 11.28 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.69 million number | 11.51 million number | 14.12 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 2 India 2.36 million number compare
- 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
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in IBRD only?
- Teachers in primary education, female in IBRD only was 14.12 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 14.12 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 million number in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- IBRD only ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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About this data
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.