Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 811,388 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Euro area, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Euro area is 811,388 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Euro area peaked at 813,607 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 425,514 number, in 1973.
Euro area ranks 24th of 43 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 429,455 number | — |
| 1973 | 425,514 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 429,891 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 430,071 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 434,759 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 437,868 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 431,560 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 438,906 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 442,689 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 447,197 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 451,493 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 458,761 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 467,664 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 473,970 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 478,643 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 481,949 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 484,351 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 485,013 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 494,839 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 504,399 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 502,773 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 505,979 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 509,509 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 497,955 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 502,566 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 514,630 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 522,298 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 536,148 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 546,450 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 557,077 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 568,752 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 639,390 number | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 638,503 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 649,964 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 670,278 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 685,358 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 700,519 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 704,401 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 714,086 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 731,337 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 745,719 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 769,516 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 774,392 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 787,979 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 794,309 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 801,471 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 813,607 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 811,388 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 432,253 number | 425,514 number | 438,906 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 467,173 number | 442,689 number | 485,013 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 509,110 number | 494,839 number | 536,148 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 636,069 number | 546,450 number | 704,401 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 774,380 number | 714,086 number | 813,607 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Euro area?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Euro area was 811,388 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 813,607 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,514 number in 1973.
- How does Euro area rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Euro area ranks 24th out of 43 regions with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.