Teachers in primary education, female in Philippines
Philippines: Teachers in primary education, female was 432,953 number in 2018. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Philippines, 1971β2018
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 United States 1.54 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
- 5 Brazil 707,006 number compare
- 7 Mexico 385,248 number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
- 9 Egypt, Arab Republic of 330,573 number compare
More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
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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About this data
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.