Teachers in primary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: Teachers in primary education, female was 28,282 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Denmark, 1985β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Denmark stood at 28,282.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Denmark peaked at 31,963 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19,100, in 1993.
Denmark ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,662 | 19,636 | 19,677 | 3 |
| 1990s | 20,728 | 19,100 | 23,340 | 5 |
| 2000s | 24,900 | 24,293 | 25,508 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31,298 | 30,103 | 31,963 | 6 |
| 2020s | 29,312 | 28,282 | 30,619 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 86 United Arab Emirates 30,531 compare
- 87 Kuwait 29,649 compare
- 88 Georgia 29,463 compare
- 90 Cambodia 27,672 compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 26,544 compare
- 92 Tajikistan 26,278 compare
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Denmark?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Denmark was 28,282 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 31,963 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,100 in 1993.
- How does Denmark rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release