Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Poland
Poland: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 100,241 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Poland, 1975–2018
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.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 40,223 number | — |
| 1976 | 43,957 number | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 47,597 number | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 50,513 number | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 52,136 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 54,708 number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 57,137 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 62,341 number | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 67,479 number | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 69,490 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 73,089 number | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 76,798 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 78,116 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 82,024 number | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 83,832 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 71,243 number | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 52,562 number | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 47,205 number | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 47,709 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 48,129 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 49,964 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 53,154 number | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 57,381 number | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 70,804 number | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 75,561 number | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 79,675 number | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 85,367 number | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 89,163 number | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 90,310 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 98,014 number | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 100,241 number | +2.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 100,241 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,453 number, 15.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Poland's 100,241 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,131 number, 7.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -26.2% | 71,243 number | 52,562 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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.