Teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar

Madagascar: Teachers in primary education, female was 67,112 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
67,112 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
53rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
67,112 number
in 2019
All-time low
4,117 number
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar, 1971–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1971199520191971: 4.1k number1972: 4.8k number1975: 7.1k number1988: 19.7k number1994: 21.0k number1995: 20.4k number1998: 19.2k number1999: 24.9k number2000: 28.0k number2001: 27.8k number2002: 29.3k number2003: 33.0k number2004: 36.7k number2005: 40.4k number2006: 43.4k number2007: 47.7k number2008: 48.1k number2009: 50.9k number2010: 59.6k number2011: 55.6k number2012: 56.8k number2013: 61.0k number2014: 61.6k number2015: 64.2k number2016: 64.3k number2017: 66.1k number2018: 65.3k number2019: 67.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 67,112 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar peaked at 67,112 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,117 number, in 1971.

Madagascar ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,331 number 4,117 number 7,089 number 3
1980s 19,672 number 19,672 number 19,672 number 1
1990s 21,368 number 19,180 number 24,905 number 4
2000s 38,520 number 27,759 number 50,943 number 10
2010s 62,151 number 55,555 number 67,112 number 10

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 50 Ghana 72,396 number compare
  2. 51 Chile 71,169 number compare
  3. 52 Sri Lanka 68,746 number compare
  4. 54 Israel 66,349 number compare
  5. 55 Cuba 64,868 number compare
  6. 56 Ecuador 61,665 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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All data for Madagascar β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar?
Teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar was 67,112 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 67,112 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 4,117 number in 1971.
How does Madagascar rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Madagascar ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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.