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

Latest (2019)
261,161 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
39th
of 43 groups
All-time high
360,369 number
in 2002
All-time low
256,104 number
in 2018
Years of data
25
1995–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1995200720191995: 344.1k number1996: 348.0k number1997: 356.3k number1998: 354.4k number1999: 348.1k number2000: 337.8k number2001: 329.8k number2002: 360.4k number2003: 345.0k number2004: 338.6k number2005: 335.3k number2006: 328.0k number2007: 315.1k number2008: 300.7k number2009: 292.8k number2010: 285.2k number2011: 297.8k number2012: 293.1k number2013: 288.9k number2014: 285.7k number2015: 284.5k number2016: 283.1k number2017: 282.6k number2018: 256.1k number2019: 261.2k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Belgium 31,708 number compare
  2. 37 Netherlands 31,391 number compare
  3. 38 Hungary 30,500 number compare
  4. 39 Portugal 28,753 number compare
  5. 40 Greece 28,038 number compare
  6. 41 Ecuador 26,420 number compare
  7. 42 Cuba 25,752 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.