Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 873,577 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Euro area, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Euro area is 873,577 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Euro area peaked at 886,555 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 754,678 number, in 1996.
Euro area ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 759,534 number | — |
| 1993 | 778,430 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 788,185 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 764,106 number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 754,678 number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 756,581 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 761,539 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 807,707 number | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 836,360 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 860,421 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 862,533 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 871,420 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 872,495 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 886,555 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 882,680 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 886,352 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 885,026 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 878,031 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 882,196 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 875,336 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 863,949 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 840,254 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 847,402 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 849,845 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 865,108 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 864,364 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 869,274 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 873,577 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 771,345 number | 754,678 number | 807,707 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 872,187 number | 836,360 number | 886,555 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 863,130 number | 840,254 number | 882,196 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Euro area?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Euro area was 873,577 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 886,555 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 754,678 number in 1996.
- How does Euro area rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Euro area ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.