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

Belgium: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 60,286 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
60,286 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
57th
of 196 countries
All-time high
60,286 number
in 2018
All-time low
24,835 number
in 1984
Years of data
32
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Belgium, 1971–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1971199420181971: 29.1k number1972: 28.4k number1973: 27.8k number1974: 27.2k number1975: 27.5k number1976: 27.8k number1977: 27.8k number1978: 26.8k number1979: 26.9k number1980: 25.9k number1981: 27.3k number1982: 26.5k number1983: 25.6k number1984: 24.8k number1985: 25.8k number1986: 27.6k number1993: 42.7k number1994: 43.6k number2005: 50.6k number2006: 51.3k number2007: 52.0k number2008: 52.7k number2009: 52.9k number2010: 53.7k number2011: 53.3k number2012: 54.0k number2013: 56.0k number2014: 56.2k number2015: 57.0k number2016: 57.9k number2017: 59.5k number2018: 60.3k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 60,286 number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Belgium peaked at 60,286 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24,835 number, in 1984.

Belgium ranks 57th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Belgium, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 29,053 number
1972 28,425 number -2.2%
1973 27,798 number -2.2%
1974 27,170 number -2.3%
1975 27,474 number +1.1%
1976 27,777 number +1.1%
1977 27,790 number +0.0%
1978 26,788 number -3.6%
1979 26,851 number +0.2%
1980 25,918 number -3.5%
1981 27,278 number +5.2%
1982 26,464 number -3.0%
1983 25,649 number -3.1%
1984 24,835 number -3.2%
1985 25,799 number +3.9%
1986 27,621 number +7.1%
1993 42,720 number +54.7%
1994 43,625 number +2.1%
2005 50,571 number +15.9%
2006 51,267 number +1.4%
2007 51,963 number +1.4%
2008 52,659 number +1.3%
2009 52,916 number +0.5%
2010 53,708 number +1.5%
2011 53,301 number -0.8%
2012 54,013 number +1.3%
2013 55,960 number +3.6%
2014 56,237 number +0.5%
2015 57,006 number +1.4%
2016 57,910 number +1.6%
2017 59,512 number +2.8%
2018 60,286 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27,681 number 26,788 number 29,053 number 9
1980s 26,223 number 24,835 number 27,621 number 7
1990s 43,172 number 42,720 number 43,625 number 2
2000s 51,875 number 50,571 number 52,916 number 5
2010s 56,437 number 53,301 number 60,286 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 54 Israel 66,349 number compare
  2. 55 Cuba 64,868 number compare
  3. 56 Ecuador 61,665 number compare
  4. 58 Sweden 56,697 number compare
  5. 59 Mozambique 55,863 number compare
  6. 60 Jordan 54,547 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Belgium?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Belgium was 60,286 number in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 60,286 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 24,835 number in 1984.
How does Belgium rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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.