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

Hungary, at 35,387 number against 31,806 number in Denmark as of 2016.

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

3,581 number, with Hungary ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Denmark vs Hungary: Teachers in primary education, female

Denmark

31,806 number

in 2018

Hungary

35,387 number

in 2016

Denmark rank

82nd

Hungary rank

79th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Denmark
Hungary

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 35,387 number against 31,806 number in Denmark, a difference of 3,581 number.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 82nd and Hungary ranks 79th of 196 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,547 number	41,238 number	20,691 number	Hungary
2000s	24,900 number	39,882 number	14,982 number	Hungary
2010s	30,103 number	33,889 number	3,786 number	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Denmark or Hungary?: Hungary, at 35,387 number against 31,806 number in Denmark as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Denmark and Hungary?: 3,581 number, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hungary?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2014.
How do Denmark and Hungary rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Denmark ranks 82nd and Hungary ranks 79th 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.