Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area

Euro area: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1.22 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.22 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.22 million number
in 2018
All-time low
822,451 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area, 1970–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019942019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area is 1.22 million number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area peaked at 1.22 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 822,451 number, in 1970.

Euro area ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 822,451 number
1971 834,254 number +1.4%
1972 859,535 number +3.0%
1973 861,424 number +0.2%
1974 878,046 number +1.9%
1975 887,987 number +1.1%
1976 890,504 number +0.3%
1977 903,767 number +1.5%
1978 902,130 number -0.2%
1979 894,515 number -0.8%
1980 885,906 number -1.0%
1981 867,941 number -2.0%
1982 854,549 number -1.5%
1983 848,963 number -0.7%
1984 853,058 number +0.5%
1985 856,949 number +0.5%
1986 874,939 number +2.1%
1987 872,466 number -0.3%
1988 874,803 number +0.3%
1989 876,036 number +0.1%
1990 889,184 number +1.5%
1991 917,392 number +3.2%
1992 922,085 number +0.5%
1993 941,562 number +2.1%
1994 991,804 number +5.3%
1995 965,507 number -2.7%
1996 985,555 number +2.1%
1997 990,289 number +0.5%
1998 987,011 number -0.3%
1999 996,402 number +1.0%
2000 1.03 million number +3.2%
2001 1.04 million number +1.2%
2002 1.05 million number +1.1%
2003 1.05 million number +0.1%
2004 1.05 million number +0.2%
2005 1.08 million number +2.7%
2006 1.10 million number +1.5%
2007 1.13 million number +2.9%
2008 1.15 million number +1.6%
2009 1.15 million number +0.5%
2010 1.17 million number +1.7%
2011 1.19 million number +1.1%
2012 1.17 million number -1.1%
2013 1.16 million number -0.7%
2014 1.15 million number -1.1%
2015 1.16 million number +1.0%
2016 1.19 million number +2.2%
2017 1.20 million number +0.9%
2018 1.22 million number +1.5%
2019 1.22 million number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 873,461 number 822,451 number 903,767 number 10
1980s 866,561 number 848,963 number 885,906 number 10
1990s 958,679 number 889,184 number 996,402 number 10
2000s 1.08 million number 1.03 million number 1.15 million number 10
2010s 1.18 million number 1.15 million number 1.22 million number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 34 Republic of Korea 128,820 number compare
  2. 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
  3. 36 Uzbekistan 108,494 number compare
  4. 37 Ukraine 106,637 number compare
  5. 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare
  6. 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 97,595 number compare
  7. 40 Ethiopia 96,646 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More education data for Euro area

All data for Euro area →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area was 1.22 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 822,451 number in 1970.
How does Euro area rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Euro area ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-primary-education-female-number-gaps-filled-2/euro-area/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-primary-education-female-number-gaps-filled-2/euro-area/">Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Euro area</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

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.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.