Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Poland
Poland: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 65,167 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Poland, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Poland is 65,167 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Poland peaked at 100,907 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65,167 number, in 2018.
Poland ranks 25th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83,239 number | — |
| 2003 | 96,262 number | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 96,403 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95,111 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 94,205 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 87,991 number | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 84,615 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 83,342 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 100,907 number | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 99,522 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 96,709 number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 94,770 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 93,709 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 92,486 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 92,010 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 65,167 number | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91,118 number | 83,239 number | 96,403 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 90,958 number | 65,167 number | 100,907 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 77,889 number compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 72,568 number compare
- 24 Colombia 68,883 number compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 60,674 number compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 60,052 number compare
- 28 Malaysia 56,006 number
More education data for Poland
- 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 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Poland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Poland was 65,167 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 100,907 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,167 number in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.