Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Poland

Poland: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 100,241 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
100,241 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 179 countries
All-time high
100,241 number
in 2018
All-time low
40,223 number
in 1975
Years of data
31
1975–2018

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Poland, 1975–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1975199620181975: 40.2k number1976: 44.0k number1977: 47.6k number1978: 50.5k number1979: 52.1k number1980: 54.7k number1981: 57.1k number1982: 62.3k number1983: 67.5k number1984: 69.5k number1985: 73.1k number1986: 76.8k number1987: 78.1k number1988: 82.0k number1989: 83.8k number2001: 71.2k number2003: 52.6k number2005: 47.2k number2006: 47.7k number2007: 48.1k number2008: 50.0k number2009: 53.2k number2010: 57.4k number2011: 70.8k number2012: 75.6k number2013: 79.7k number2014: 85.4k number2015: 89.2k number2016: 90.3k number2017: 98.0k number2018: 100.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Poland stood at 100,241 number. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Poland peaked at 100,241 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40,223 number, in 1975.

That places Poland 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 46,885 number 40,223 number 52,136 number 5
1980s 70,501 number 54,708 number 83,832 number 10
2000s 52,852 number 47,205 number 71,243 number 7
2010s 82,946 number 57,381 number 100,241 number 9

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 10 Italy 129,571 number compare
  2. 11 France 108,309 number compare
  3. 12 Japan 102,945 number compare
  4. 14 Korea 97,928 number compare
  5. 15 Spain 90,697 number compare
  6. 16 Kenya 89,858 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Poland?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Poland was 100,241 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 100,241 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 40,223 number in 1975.
How does Poland rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Poland ranks 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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.