Teachers in primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in primary education, female was 4.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend stood at 4.09 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 4.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.15 million number, in 1970.
That places Post-demographic dividend 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.15 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.17 million number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.19 million number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.23 million number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.22 million number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.21 million number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 3.21 million number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 3.19 million number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 3.18 million number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 3.16 million number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.25 million number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3.21 million number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.22 million number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.19 million number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.18 million number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.17 million number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.18 million number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.16 million number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.18 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.21 million number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.25 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.27 million number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.29 million number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.31 million number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.40 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.40 million number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.44 million number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.47 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.53 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.56 million number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.64 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.65 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.72 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.72 million number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.77 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.81 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.84 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.88 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.86 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.87 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.93 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.88 million number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.86 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.86 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.88 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.94 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.07 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.06 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.09 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.19 million number | 3.15 million number | 3.23 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.20 million number | 3.16 million number | 3.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 million number | 3.25 million number | 3.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 million number | 3.64 million number | 3.88 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 million number | 3.86 million number | 4.09 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend was 4.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 million number in 1970.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.