Trained teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 67.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 2002–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 67.3% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 88.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2014.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 28th 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 88.9% | — |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 71.5% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 65.2% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 3 |
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 67.3% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2014.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.