Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 34,923 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Belgium, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Belgium is 34,923 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Belgium peaked at 34,923 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16,756 number, in 1984.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17,916 number | — |
| 1974 | 17,650 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 17,460 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 17,306 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 16,833 number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 16,804 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 17,217 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 17,075 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 16,756 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 18,957 number | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 19,691 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 24,052 number | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 23,876 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 28,399 number | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 29,579 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 30,021 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 30,438 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 31,160 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 31,608 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 32,546 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 33,352 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 34,090 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 34,429 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 34,709 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 34,923 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,328 number | 16,804 number | 17,916 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 17,939 number | 16,756 number | 19,691 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 23,964 number | 23,876 number | 24,052 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 29,333 number | 28,399 number | 30,021 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 33,028 number | 30,438 number | 34,923 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- 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 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Belgium?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Belgium was 34,923 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 34,923 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,756 number in 1984.
- How does Belgium rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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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.