Teachers in primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in primary education, female was 17.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total stood at 17.47 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 17.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.78 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 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.
Teachers in primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.78 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.90 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 5.13 million number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 5.31 million number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 5.48 million number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 5.62 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.83 million number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5.82 million number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.21 million number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 6.37 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 6.55 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.78 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.97 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 7.20 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 7.47 million number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.78 million number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 8.17 million number | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 8.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 8.55 million number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 8.89 million number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 9.11 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.26 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.47 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 9.73 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 9.96 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.31 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 10.51 million number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.59 million number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 10.87 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.08 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.23 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.93 million number | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 12.37 million number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.62 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.72 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.91 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.12 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.42 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.78 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.43 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.16 million number | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 15.45 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.85 million number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.15 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.49 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 16.82 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.47 million number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.55 million number | 4.78 million number | 6.37 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.66 million number | 6.55 million number | 8.89 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.06 million number | 9.11 million number | 10.87 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.27 million number | 11.08 million number | 13.42 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.58 million number | 13.78 million number | 17.47 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Teachers in primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total was 17.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 17.47 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.