Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Germany
Germany: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 296,960 number in 2018. β² Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Germany, 1993β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Germany stood at 296,960 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Germany peaked at 296,960 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 112,832 number, in 1995.
That places Germany 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120,894 number | 112,832 number | 133,010 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 198,308 number | 186,466 number | 211,291 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 259,850 number | 224,143 number | 296,960 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- 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 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Germany?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Germany was 296,960 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 296,960 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,832 number in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Germany ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
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.