Primary education, teachers in IDA only
IDA only: Primary education, teachers was 50.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IDA only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in IDA only is 50.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IDA only peaked at 50.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 31.5% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 35.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.4% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 41.8% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.3% | 50.4% | 5 |
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9595 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IDA only?
- Primary education, teachers in IDA only was 50.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1973.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.