Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hungary
Hungary: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 26,147 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hungary, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hungary stood at 26,147 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hungary peaked at 37,851 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12,481 number, in 1971.
That places Hungary 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,481 number | — |
| 1972 | 13,436 number | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 14,846 number | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 16,452 number | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 18,410 number | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 20,512 number | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 22,445 number | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 24,063 number | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 25,710 number | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 27,548 number | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 29,437 number | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 31,018 number | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 31,972 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 32,715 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 33,245 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 33,548 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 33,716 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 33,896 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 33,876 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33,835 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 33,534 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 37,851 number | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 37,470 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 35,109 number | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 31,848 number | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 31,986 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 31,653 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 32,013 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 32,382 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33,248 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 31,434 number | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 30,736 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 30,594 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 30,602 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29,941 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 29,879 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 30,028 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 30,367 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 30,404 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30,470 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25,695 number | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 26,056 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 26,147 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,706 number | 12,481 number | 25,710 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 32,097 number | 27,548 number | 33,896 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,519 number | 31,848 number | 37,851 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 31,248 number | 29,879 number | 33,248 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,452 number | 25,695 number | 30,470 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hungary?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hungary was 26,147 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 37,851 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,481 number in 1971.
- How does Hungary rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Hungary ranks 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.