Teachers in primary education, female in Philippines

Philippines: Teachers in primary education, female was 432,953 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
432,953 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
6th
of 196 countries
All-time high
432,953 number
in 2018
All-time low
196,680 number
in 1971
Years of data
21
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female in Philippines, 1971–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1971199420181971: 196.7k number1980: 210.6k number1981: 211.3k number1983: 232.5k number1984: 238.5k number1985: 272.1k number1998: 309.9k number1999: 315.0k number2001: 316.2k number2002: 316.2k number2003: 330.6k number2004: 336.9k number2005: 325.5k number2006: 328.0k number2007: 340.7k number2009: 390.3k number2014: 401.2k number2015: 418.4k number2016: 431.7k number2017: 422.6k number2018: 433.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Philippines is 432,953 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Philippines peaked at 432,953 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 196,680 number, in 1971.

Philippines ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 196,680 number 196,680 number 196,680 number 1
1980s 232,988 number 210,608 number 272,129 number 5
1990s 312,457 number 309,874 number 315,040 number 2
2000s 335,566 number 316,226 number 390,337 number 8
2010s 421,370 number 401,213 number 432,953 number 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 3 United States 1.54 million number compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
  3. 5 Brazil 707,006 number compare
  4. 7 Mexico 385,248 number compare
  5. 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
  6. 9 Egypt, Arab Republic of 330,573 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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All data for Philippines β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Philippines?
Teachers in primary education, female in Philippines was 432,953 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 432,953 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 196,680 number in 1971.
How does Philippines rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Philippines ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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.