Teachers in primary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: Teachers in primary education, female was 3.36 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in IDA total stood at 3.36 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in IDA total peaked at 3.36 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 330,340 number, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 15th 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 total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 330,340 number | — |
| 1971 | 341,301 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 365,032 number | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 384,664 number | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 412,031 number | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 431,143 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 458,042 number | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 494,850 number | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 551,112 number | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 601,004 number | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 638,457 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 680,850 number | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 712,733 number | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 768,575 number | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 804,652 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 824,563 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 843,268 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 847,191 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 905,690 number | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 952,528 number | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 963,538 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million number | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million number | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million number | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million number | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.50 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million number | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.88 million number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.94 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.97 million number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.50 million number | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.52 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.76 million number | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.89 million number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.99 million number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.12 million number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.24 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.36 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 436,952 number | 330,340 number | 601,004 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 797,851 number | 638,457 number | 952,528 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million number | 963,538 number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million number | 1.50 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.90 million number | 2.30 million number | 3.36 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in IDA total?
- Teachers in primary education, female in IDA total was 3.36 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,340 number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.