Teachers in primary education, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Teachers in primary education, female was 17.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Low & middle income is 17.19 million number, measured 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 Low & middle income peaked at 17.19 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.45 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.45 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.58 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.82 million number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 5.02 million number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 5.21 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 5.37 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.60 million number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 5.60 million number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.99 million number | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 6.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.55 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.73 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.95 million number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 7.21 million number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.50 million number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 7.87 million number | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 7.93 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 8.25 million number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 8.58 million number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 8.79 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 8.95 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 9.42 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.66 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.02 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.23 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.31 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.54 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 10.60 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.00 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.05 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.73 million number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 12.16 million number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.41 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.51 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.70 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.90 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.20 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.57 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.96 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 14.23 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.94 million number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 15.25 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.63 million number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.27 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.54 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.19 million number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.28 million number | 4.45 million number | 6.16 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.39 million number | 6.33 million number | 8.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.77 million number | 8.79 million number | 10.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.05 million number | 10.82 million number | 13.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.35 million number | 13.57 million number | 17.19 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Low & middle income?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Low & middle income was 17.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.19 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.