Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 17,916 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lithuania, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lithuania is 17,916 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Lithuania ranks 57th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21,400 number | — |
| 2012 | 20,923 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 21,377 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 20,446 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 20,085 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 19,457 number | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 18,746 number | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 17,916 number | -4.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 17,916 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,106 number, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 17,916 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,764 number, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lithuania?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lithuania was 17,916 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 21,400 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,916 number in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Lithuania ranks 57th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.