Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 68.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA total, 2002–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA total is 68.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA total peaked at 83.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2016.
That places IDA total 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83.0% | — |
| 2003 | 80.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 76.1% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.6% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 68.8% | 69.4% | 3 |
More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % 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 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA total?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in IDA total was 68.8% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2016.
- How does IDA total rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.