Trained teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 77.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 77.4% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 78.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2016.
That places Early-demographic dividend 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 77.7% | — |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.2% | 67.6% | 77.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 72.7% | 78.9% | 5 |
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (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)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 77.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2016.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.