Teachers in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 14,422 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
14,422 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
62nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
14,665 number
in 2017
All-time low
619 number
in 1970
Years of data
9
1970–2018

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand, 1970–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1970199420181970: 619 number1971: 668 number1972: 677 number1973: 737 number1974: 742 number2014: 12.7k number2015: 14.1k number2017: 14.7k number2018: 14.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand stood at 14,422 number.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 14,665 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 619 number, in 1970.

New Zealand ranks 62nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 619 number
1971 668 number +7.9%
1972 677 number +1.3%
1973 737 number +8.9%
1974 742 number +0.7%
2014 12,745 number +1617.6%
2015 14,127 number +10.8%
2017 14,665 number +3.8%
2018 14,422 number -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 688.6 number 619 number 742 number 5
2010s 13,990 number 12,745 number 14,665 number 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 59 Portugal 15,154 number compare
  2. 60 Greece 14,754 number compare
  3. 61 Lebanon 14,537 number compare
  4. 63 Switzerland 14,403 number compare
  5. 64 Serbia 14,131 number compare
  6. 65 Slovakia 14,074 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand was 14,422 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 14,665 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 619 number in 1970.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
New Zealand ranks 62nd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.