Teachers in primary education, female in North America
North America: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.62 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in North America, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in North America stood at 1.62 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in North America peaked at 1.66 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million number, in 1993.
That places North America 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.35 million number | — |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.35 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.40 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.42 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million number | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.62 million number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.62 million number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.65 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.62 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.63 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.40 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.50 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.64 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in North America?
- Teachers in primary education, female in North America was 1.62 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 1993.
- How does North America rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- North America ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.