What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Italy and Poland?

6,320 number, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?

11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

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.

Italy vs Poland: Teachers in primary education, female

Italy

241,634 number

in 2018

Poland

235,314 number

in 2018

Italy rank

17th

Poland rank

19th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Italy
Poland

How they compare

Italy currently reports 241,634 number against 235,314 number in Poland, a difference of 6,320 number.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 17th and Poland ranks 19th of 196 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Poland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	251,801 number	206,546 number	45,255 number	Italy
2010s	235,110 number	195,406 number	39,704 number	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Italy or Poland?: Italy, at 241,634 number against 235,314 number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Italy and Poland?: 6,320 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Italy ranks 17th and Poland ranks 19th 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.