Primary education, teachers in IBRD only
IBRD only: Primary education, teachers was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IBRD only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in IBRD only stood at 71.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IBRD only peaked at 71.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 45.3% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 47.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 53.3% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 57.1% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 61.9% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.2% | 71.4% | 5 |
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IBRD only?
- Primary education, teachers in IBRD only was 71.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1970.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.