Teachers in lower secondary education, female in France
France: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 146,454 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in France, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in France stood at 146,454 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in France peaked at 170,861 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 145,176 number, in 2012.
That places France 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 170,861 number | — |
| 2000 | 154,042 number | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 162,430 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 158,487 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 161,579 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 159,324 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 162,584 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 158,692 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 154,979 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 152,872 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 147,611 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 149,433 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 149,006 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 145,176 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 146,537 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 146,454 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170,861 number | 170,861 number | 170,861 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 157,260 number | 147,611 number | 162,584 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,321 number | 145,176 number | 149,433 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- 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 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in France?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in France was 146,454 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 170,861 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,176 number in 2012.
- How does France rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- France ranks 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.