Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1.11 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 1.11 million number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1.11 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 728,207 number, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 878,932 number | — |
| 1999 | 807,084 number | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 759,565 number | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 732,444 number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 729,879 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 728,207 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 742,279 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 741,769 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 758,107 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 786,907 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 833,296 number | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 862,752 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 901,270 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 929,778 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 983,044 number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 843,008 number | 807,084 number | 878,932 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 767,520 number | 728,207 number | 862,752 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million number | 901,270 number | 1.11 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.11 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 728,207 number in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.