Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Austria or Denmark?

Denmark, at 31,806 number against 30,631 number in Austria as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Austria and Denmark?

1,175 number, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?

9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Denmark: Teachers in primary education, female

Austria

30,631 number

in 2017

Denmark

31,806 number

in 2018

Austria rank

84th

Denmark rank

82nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Austria
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 31,806 number against 30,631 number in Austria, a difference of 1,175 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 84th and Denmark ranks 82nd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24,823 number	19,662 number	5,161 number	Austria
1990s	26,829 number	20,728 number	6,101 number	Austria
2010s	27,919 number	30,103 number	2,184 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Austria or Denmark?: Denmark, at 31,806 number against 30,631 number in Austria as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Austria and Denmark?: 1,175 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2014.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Austria ranks 84th and Denmark ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.