Primary education, teachers in IDA total
IDA total: Primary education, teachers was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IDA total, 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 total is 52.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IDA total peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, 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 | 35.6% | 35.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 36.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 44.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 51.7% | 52.4% | 5 |
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IDA total?
- Primary education, teachers in IDA total was 52.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1973.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.