Teachers in pre-primary education, female in European Union
European Union: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1.15 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in European Union, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in European Union is 1.15 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in European Union peaked at 1.16 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 586,571 number, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 586,571 number | — |
| 1973 | 588,946 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 602,341 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 609,595 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 628,855 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 642,792 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 642,090 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 656,232 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 667,554 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 679,786 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 692,281 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 703,657 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 716,165 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 722,643 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 729,206 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 733,742 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 739,626 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 744,823 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 763,300 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 778,920 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 766,131 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 776,264 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 781,563 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 779,699 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 788,759 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 798,748 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 804,599 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 828,699 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 843,295 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 865,680 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 855,383 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 922,343 number | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 915,310 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 927,454 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 950,242 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 966,376 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 992,761 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619,678 number | 586,571 number | 656,232 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 712,948 number | 667,554 number | 744,823 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 786,668 number | 763,300 number | 828,699 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 925,087 number | 843,295 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 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 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in European Union?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in European Union was 1.15 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 586,571 number in 1972.
- How does European Union rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.