Teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Teachers in primary education, female was 6.31 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
6.31 million number
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
6.31 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.09 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income stood at 6.31 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income peaked at 6.31 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million number, in 1970.

That places Lower middle income 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 1.09 million number
1971 1.11 million number +2.2%
1972 1.14 million number +3.0%
1973 1.18 million number +3.1%
1974 1.21 million number +2.5%
1975 1.24 million number +2.9%
1976 1.28 million number +2.9%
1977 1.36 million number +6.1%
1978 1.39 million number +2.5%
1979 1.48 million number +6.1%
1980 1.54 million number +4.6%
1981 1.60 million number +3.7%
1982 1.69 million number +5.3%
1983 1.79 million number +6.1%
1984 1.87 million number +4.8%
1985 1.96 million number +4.6%
1986 2.03 million number +3.3%
1987 2.06 million number +1.6%
1988 2.18 million number +6.0%
1989 2.35 million number +7.5%
1990 2.35 million number +0.2%
1991 2.44 million number +4.0%
1992 2.55 million number +4.5%
1993 2.68 million number +4.8%
1994 2.78 million number +3.8%
1995 2.83 million number +2.0%
1996 2.93 million number +3.6%
1997 3.03 million number +3.2%
1998 3.10 million number +2.5%
1999 3.19 million number +2.7%
2000 3.26 million number +2.2%
2001 3.32 million number +1.9%
2002 3.36 million number +1.3%
2003 3.78 million number +12.4%
2004 3.91 million number +3.6%
2005 4.00 million number +2.2%
2006 4.06 million number +1.5%
2007 4.11 million number +1.3%
2008 4.26 million number +3.5%
2009 4.40 million number +3.5%
2010 4.60 million number +4.6%
2011 4.91 million number +6.7%
2012 5.05 million number +2.8%
2013 5.50 million number +8.9%
2014 5.66 million number +2.9%
2015 5.77 million number +2.0%
2016 5.80 million number +0.5%
2017 6.04 million number +4.1%
2018 6.02 million number -0.3%
2019 6.31 million number +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.25 million number 1.09 million number 1.48 million number 10
1980s 1.91 million number 1.54 million number 2.35 million number 10
1990s 2.79 million number 2.35 million number 3.19 million number 10
2000s 3.84 million number 3.26 million number 4.40 million number 10
2010s 5.57 million number 4.60 million number 6.31 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
  2. 9 Egypt 330,573 number compare
  3. 10 Russia 319,126 number compare
  4. 11 Vietnam 303,529 number compare
  5. 12 Pakistan 285,701 number compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 276,704 number compare
  7. 14 Thailand 270,596 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income?
Teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income was 6.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 6.31 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Lower middle income ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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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.