Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Austria
Austria: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 21,879 number in 2017. β² Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Austria, 1971β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Austria is 21,879 number, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Austria peaked at 22,264 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,304 number, in 1973.
That places Austria 49th out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,309 number | 4,304 number | 6,817 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 7,822 number | 7,030 number | 8,820 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,492 number | 9,004 number | 13,953 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,538 number | 13,932 number | 18,076 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 20,593 number | 19,138 number | 22,264 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 46 Uganda 23,861 number compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 23,483 number compare
- 48 South Africa 22,706 number compare
- 50 Ethiopia 21,860 number compare
- 51 Bangladesh 21,155 number compare
- 52 Finland 18,718 number compare
More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (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 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Austria?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Austria was 21,879 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 22,264 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,304 number in 1973.
- How does Austria rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Austria ranks 49th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.