Teachers in early childhood educational development … female in Germany
Germany: Teachers in early childhood educational development … female was 229,223 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Germany recorded 229,223 for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Germany peaked at 229,223 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 153,596, in 2013.
That places Germany 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in early childhood educational development … female in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 153,596 | — |
| 2014 | 171,493 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 180,323 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 187,597 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 197,155 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 207,365 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 214,643 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 217,833 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 217,153 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 223,592 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 229,028 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 229,223 | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 229,223 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,572, 41.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Germany's 229,223 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,832, 33.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 187,453 | 153,596 | 214,643 | 7 |
| 2020s | 223,366 | 217,153 | 229,223 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Germany?
- Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Germany was 229,223 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 229,223 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,596 in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release