Teachers in primary education, female in Low income
Low income: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.19 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Low income, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Low income stood at 1.19 million number. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Low income peaked at 1.19 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 161,998 number, in 1972.
That places Low income 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 161,998 number | — |
| 1973 | 172,777 number | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 183,829 number | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 197,282 number | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 211,220 number | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 226,831 number | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 236,749 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 247,578 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 258,505 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 269,016 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 272,080 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 282,898 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 290,304 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 296,192 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 307,594 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 311,240 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 317,996 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 327,015 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 335,066 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 351,187 number | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 363,759 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 378,117 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 391,188 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 406,866 number | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 414,381 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 420,577 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 432,036 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 447,160 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 474,648 number | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 503,324 number | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 534,530 number | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 541,588 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 584,786 number | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 617,545 number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 659,801 number | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 698,678 number | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 755,992 number | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 790,624 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 830,718 number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 866,068 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 909,103 number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 932,924 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 204,783 number | 161,998 number | 247,578 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 293,284 number | 258,505 number | 327,015 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 394,034 number | 335,066 number | 447,160 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 616,152 number | 474,648 number | 790,624 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 830,718 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 33 Kenya 133,885 number compare
- 34 South Korea 128,820 number compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 108,494 number compare
- 37 Ukraine 106,637 number compare
- 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare
- 39 Tanzania 97,595 number compare
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Low income?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Low income was 1.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,998 number in 1972.
- How does Low income rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Low income ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.