Teachers in primary education, female in Small states

Small states: Teachers in primary education, female was 154,873 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
154,873 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
40th
of 43 groups
All-time high
154,873 number
in 2019
All-time low
48,417 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Small states, 1970–2019

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Small states stood at 154,873 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Small states peaked at 154,873 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48,417 number, in 1970.

That places Small states 40th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 56,837 number 48,417 number 63,699 number 10
1980s 75,820 number 66,180 number 84,647 number 10
1990s 95,417 number 84,998 number 103,050 number 10
2000s 117,764 number 106,051 number 130,110 number 10
2010s 143,162 number 132,816 number 154,873 number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 37 Ukraine 106,637 number compare
  2. 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare
  3. 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 97,595 number compare
  4. 40 Ethiopia 96,646 number compare
  5. 41 Canada 96,008 number compare
  6. 42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93,361 number compare
  7. 43 Nepal 89,672 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Small states?
Teachers in primary education, female in Small states was 154,873 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 154,873 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 48,417 number in 1970.
How does Small states rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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.