Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA only
IDA only: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 69.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA only, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 69.6% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA only peaked at 81.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2016.
IDA only ranks 26th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.7% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.8% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 69.1% | 69.7% | 3 |
More education data for IDA only
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % 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 37.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA only?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA only was 69.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2016.
- How does IDA only rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- IDA only ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.