Teachers in primary education, female in Other small states

Other small states: Teachers in primary education, female was 111,461 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
111,461 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
41st
of 43 groups
All-time high
111,461 number
in 2019
All-time low
25,839 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Other small states, 1970–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Other small states, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare
  2. 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 97,595 number compare
  3. 40 Ethiopia 96,646 number compare
  4. 41 Canada 96,008 number compare
  5. 42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93,361 number compare
  6. 43 Nepal 89,672 number compare
  7. 44 Uganda 89,256 number compare

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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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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
Last refreshed

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.