Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in France
France: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 241,852 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in France, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in France stood at 241,852 number.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in France peaked at 254,749 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 223,438 number, in 2012.
That places France 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 254,749 number | — |
| 2000 | 240,170 number | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 251,825 number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 251,610 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 252,250 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 244,652 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 253,032 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 248,517 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 242,740 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 236,700 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 230,867 number | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 229,530 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 229,471 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 223,438 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 227,044 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 241,852 number | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,749 number | 254,749 number | 254,749 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 245,236 number | 230,867 number | 253,032 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,267 number | 223,438 number | 241,852 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in France?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in France was 241,852 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 254,749 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,438 number in 2012.
- How does France rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- France ranks 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.