Teachers in primary education, female in IDA only
IDA only: Teachers in primary education, female was 2.17 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in IDA only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in IDA only is 2.17 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in IDA only peaked at 2.17 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 194,648 number, in 1970.
IDA only ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 194,648 number | — |
| 1971 | 200,343 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 209,016 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 221,218 number | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 232,351 number | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 245,643 number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 263,505 number | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 285,782 number | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 315,332 number | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 340,906 number | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 358,152 number | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 373,808 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 392,212 number | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 419,660 number | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 444,397 number | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 462,195 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 489,307 number | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 502,725 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 540,723 number | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 551,621 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 566,754 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 591,242 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 619,799 number | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 644,223 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 670,927 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 697,930 number | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 734,006 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 758,004 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 785,631 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 821,644 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 855,330 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 895,131 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 949,555 number | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 979,268 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million number | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million number | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million number | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million number | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.51 million number | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million number | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.86 million number | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.05 million number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.11 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.14 million number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.17 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,874 number | 194,648 number | 340,906 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 453,480 number | 358,152 number | 551,621 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 689,016 number | 566,754 number | 821,644 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 855,330 number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million number | 1.51 million number | 2.17 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 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 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3673 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in IDA only?
- Teachers in primary education, female in IDA only was 2.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 194,648 number in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- IDA only ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.