Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Austria
Austria: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 31,856 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Austria, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Austria stood at 31,856 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Austria peaked at 31,856 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25,793 number, in 1996.
Austria ranks 35th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29,192 number | — |
| 1996 | 25,793 number | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 26,556 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 26,771 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27,141 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 28,609 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 28,688 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 29,153 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28,919 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 29,444 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 29,301 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 28,944 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 29,402 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 29,755 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 29,989 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 29,770 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29,511 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 30,090 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 30,519 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 31,240 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31,856 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,091 number | 25,793 number | 29,192 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 29,058 number | 28,609 number | 29,444 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 30,341 number | 29,511 number | 31,856 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Austria?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Austria was 31,856 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 31,856 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,793 number in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.