Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 83.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 83.3% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income peaked at 96.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2016.
Lower middle income ranks 12th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 94.7% | — |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.4% | 96.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 73.5% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 79.0% | 84.8% | 5 |
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lower middle income was 83.3% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2016.
- How does Lower middle income rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.