Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Small states
Small states: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 154,873 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Small states, 1970–2019
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 42nd out of 45 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48,417 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,504 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 53,691 number | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 54,656 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 56,602 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 57,666 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 58,968 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 61,281 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 62,889 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 63,699 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 66,180 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 68,079 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 70,640 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 74,709 number | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 75,575 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 76,542 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 78,319 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 80,411 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 83,096 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 84,647 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 84,998 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 87,559 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 89,927 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 93,290 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 95,963 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 98,128 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 99,445 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 100,255 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 101,556 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 103,050 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 106,051 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 108,269 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 110,825 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 113,970 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 115,756 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 118,852 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 122,611 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 124,338 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 126,853 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 130,110 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 132,816 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 135,229 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 138,778 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 140,477 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 141,545 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 143,150 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 145,818 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 148,406 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 150,532 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 154,873 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Small states
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
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 42nd out of 45 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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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.