Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 26,710 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom, 1987–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom is 26,710 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom peaked at 65,205 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26,000 number, in 1987.
United Kingdom ranks 38th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 26,000 number | — |
| 1988 | 26,000 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 27,000 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 30,000 number | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 29,500 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 30,600 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 48,564 number | +58.7% |
| 2001 | 48,437 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 39,699 number | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 42,932 number | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 41,329 number | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 44,946 number | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 42,766 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 44,026 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 48,793 number | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 54,996 number | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 61,068 number | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 65,205 number | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 64,676 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 27,389 number | -57.7% |
| 2018 | 26,710 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,333 number | 26,000 number | 27,000 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 30,033 number | 29,500 number | 30,600 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 45,649 number | 39,699 number | 54,996 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,010 number | 26,710 number | 65,205 number | 5 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom was 26,710 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 65,205 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,000 number in 1987.
- How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.