Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 16,616 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Denmark, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Denmark stood at 16,616 number. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Denmark peaked at 16,616 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,350 number, in 1998.
That places Denmark 62nd out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16,000 number | — |
| 1994 | 16,000 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,600 number | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 12,350 number | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 12,600 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13,080 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 13,125 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15,360 number | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 16,616 number | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,310 number | 12,350 number | 16,000 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 13,102 number | 13,080 number | 13,125 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 15,988 number | 15,360 number | 16,616 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (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 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Denmark?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Denmark was 16,616 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 16,616 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,350 number in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 62nd out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Denmark 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.