Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 261,161 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 261,161 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 360,369 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 256,104 number, in 2018.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 344,082 number | — |
| 1996 | 347,970 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 356,344 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 354,414 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 348,109 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 337,810 number | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 329,829 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 360,369 number | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 344,957 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 338,628 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 335,329 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 327,957 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 315,098 number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 300,664 number | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 292,836 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 285,197 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 297,762 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 293,079 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 288,893 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 285,711 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 284,488 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 283,079 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 282,552 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 256,104 number | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 261,161 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350,184 number | 344,082 number | 356,344 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 328,348 number | 292,836 number | 360,369 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 281,803 number | 256,104 number | 297,762 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 261,161 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 360,369 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,104 number in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.