Teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Teachers in primary education, female was 2.04 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 2.04 million number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 2.04 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 150,876 number, in 1970.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 150,876 number | — |
| 1971 | 158,190 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 174,156 number | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 186,103 number | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 207,174 number | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 218,971 number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 234,695 number | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 263,067 number | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 306,863 number | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 354,917 number | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 379,118 number | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 410,285 number | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 424,867 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 463,557 number | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 485,947 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 494,939 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 501,589 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 491,927 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 516,412 number | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 563,657 number | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 554,020 number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 571,223 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 595,879 number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 628,251 number | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 648,989 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 658,584 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 673,492 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 683,650 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 686,312 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 704,675 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 755,512 number | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 809,780 number | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 866,653 number | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 951,857 number | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million number | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million number | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million number | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million number | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million number | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.94 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.99 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.04 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 225,501 number | 150,876 number | 354,917 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 473,230 number | 379,118 number | 563,657 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 640,508 number | 554,020 number | 704,675 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million number | 755,512 number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million number | 1.32 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 2.04 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,876 number in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-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.