Primary education, teachers in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Primary education, teachers was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, 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 | 27.6% | 26.7% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 30.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 33.6% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 37.0% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 42.6% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.9% | 47.8% | 5 |
More education data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 46.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Primary education, teachers in Least developed countries: UN classification was 47.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1973.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.