Teachers in primary education, female in United States
United States: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.54 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in United States, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female in United States stood at 1.54 million number. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in United States peaked at 1.54 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million number, in 1993.
That places United States 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Teachers in primary education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.23 million number | — |
| 1994 | 1.25 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.36 million number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million number | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.36 million number | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.54 million number | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in United States?
- Teachers in primary education, female in United States was 1.54 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million number in 1993.
- How does United States rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United 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.