Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria

Austria: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 30,631 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
30,631 number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
84th
of 196 countries
All-time high
30,631 number
in 2017
All-time low
15,709 number
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2017

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria, 1971–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria stood at 30,631 number. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria peaked at 30,631 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15,709 number, in 1971.

Austria ranks 84th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria, 1971 to 2017.
Year number Change
1971 15,709 number
1972 16,105 number +2.5%
1973 16,459 number +2.2%
1974 17,230 number +4.7%
1975 17,717 number +2.8%
1976 18,608 number +5.0%
1977 19,562 number +5.1%
1978 20,515 number +4.9%
1979 19,271 number -6.1%
1980 19,462 number +1.0%
1981 20,776 number +6.8%
1982 21,110 number +1.6%
1983 21,377 number +1.3%
1984 21,589 number +1.0%
1985 22,175 number +2.7%
1986 25,899 number +16.8%
1987 26,395 number +1.9%
1988 26,874 number +1.8%
1989 27,123 number +0.9%
1990 27,460 number +1.2%
1991 27,975 number +1.9%
1992 28,767 number +2.8%
1993 27,661 number -3.8%
1994 26,838 number -3.0%
1995 27,367 number +2.0%
1996 25,468 number -6.9%
1997 26,124 number +2.6%
1998 26,698 number +2.2%
1999 25,580 number -4.2%
2000 25,844 number +1.0%
2001 26,108 number +1.0%
2002 26,372 number +1.0%
2003 25,971 number -1.5%
2004 25,813 number -0.6%
2005 26,259 number +1.7%
2006 25,921 number -1.3%
2007 26,151 number +0.9%
2008 25,881 number -1.0%
2009 26,157 number +1.1%
2010 26,765 number +2.3%
2011 27,079 number +1.2%
2012 27,446 number +1.4%
2013 27,849 number +1.5%
2014 27,919 number +0.3%
2015 28,364 number +1.6%
2016 29,270 number +3.2%
2017 30,631 number +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,908 number 15,709 number 20,515 number 9
1980s 23,278 number 19,462 number 27,123 number 10
1990s 26,994 number 25,468 number 28,767 number 10
2000s 26,048 number 25,813 number 26,372 number 10
2010s 28,165 number 26,765 number 30,631 number 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 81 Honduras 32,672 number compare
  2. 82 Denmark 31,806 number compare
  3. 83 Georgia 31,396 number compare
  4. 85 Côte d'Ivoire 30,416 number compare
  5. 86 Cambodia 30,007 number compare
  6. 87 Kuwait 29,437 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Austria was 30,631 number in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 30,631 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 15,709 number in 1971.
How does Austria rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Austria ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.