Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 31,391 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 31,391 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 31,391 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15,361 number, in 1994.
That places Netherlands 37th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15,361 number | — |
| 2011 | 29,067 number | +89.2% |
| 2012 | 29,690 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 30,681 number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 30,957 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 31,237 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 31,391 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,361 number | 15,361 number | 15,361 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 30,504 number | 29,067 number | 31,391 number | 6 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (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 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands was 31,391 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 31,391 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,361 number in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 37th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.