Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.40 million number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 822,137 number, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 993,941 number | — |
| 1999 | 922,544 number | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 873,058 number | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 844,032 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 831,053 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 822,137 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 832,526 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 830,226 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 847,798 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 877,873 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 927,260 number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 961,124 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 958,242 number | 922,544 number | 993,941 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 864,709 number | 822,137 number | 961,124 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 822,137 number in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.