Teachers in primary education, female in Other small states
Other small states: Teachers in primary education, female was 111,461 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Other small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 111,461 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Other small states peaked at 111,461 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25,839 number, in 1970.
That places Other small states 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25,839 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,573 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 27,626 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 28,612 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 29,714 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 30,971 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 32,068 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 33,520 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 35,153 number | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 36,512 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 38,327 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 39,943 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 41,266 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 43,150 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 44,340 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 45,504 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 46,839 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 49,036 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 51,278 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 52,369 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 52,365 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 54,755 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 56,354 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 58,622 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 61,022 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 63,085 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 64,292 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 64,874 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 65,856 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 66,922 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 69,558 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 71,347 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 73,496 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 75,924 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 76,670 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79,562 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 82,155 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 83,106 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 85,361 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 88,038 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 90,456 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 93,563 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 96,855 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 98,009 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 99,136 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 101,522 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 103,893 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 106,099 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 108,973 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 111,461 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,659 number | 25,839 number | 36,512 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,205 number | 38,327 number | 52,369 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,815 number | 52,365 number | 66,922 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,522 number | 69,558 number | 88,038 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,997 number | 90,456 number | 111,461 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Other small states?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Other small states was 111,461 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 111,461 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,839 number in 1970.
- How does Other small states rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Other small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.