Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 66.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA blend, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 66.6% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 88.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2023.
That places IDA blend 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 88.2% | — |
| 2003 | 82.6% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 72.9% | 88.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 67.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 66.6% | 70.9% | 5 |
More education data for IDA blend
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA blend?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA blend was 66.6% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2023.
- How does IDA blend rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- IDA blend ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
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.