Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1.34 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.34 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.36 million number
in 1996
All-time low
964,155 number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1980199920191980: 964.2k number1981: 978.5k number1982: 1.0M number1983: 1.0M number1984: 1.0M number1985: 1.1M number1986: 1.1M number1987: 1.1M number1988: 1.2M number1989: 1.2M number1990: 1.2M number1991: 1.2M number1992: 1.3M number1993: 1.3M number1994: 1.3M number1995: 1.3M number1996: 1.4M number1997: 1.3M number1998: 1.3M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.2M number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.2M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.2M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.2M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.34 million number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.36 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 964,155 number, in 1980.

That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980 to 2019.
Year number Change
1980 964,155 number
1981 978,488 number +1.5%
1982 1.00 million number +2.5%
1983 1.02 million number +2.0%
1984 1.04 million number +2.0%
1985 1.06 million number +2.1%
1986 1.09 million number +2.1%
1987 1.12 million number +3.4%
1988 1.16 million number +2.8%
1989 1.18 million number +2.1%
1990 1.21 million number +2.8%
1991 1.25 million number +2.7%
1992 1.28 million number +2.9%
1993 1.32 million number +2.8%
1994 1.34 million number +1.6%
1995 1.34 million number +0.2%
1996 1.36 million number +1.2%
1997 1.34 million number -0.9%
1998 1.32 million number -1.8%
1999 1.29 million number -2.2%
2000 1.26 million number -2.6%
2001 1.24 million number -1.3%
2002 1.21 million number -2.4%
2003 1.18 million number -2.6%
2004 1.24 million number +5.3%
2005 1.18 million number -4.6%
2006 1.17 million number -1.6%
2007 1.16 million number -0.0%
2008 1.16 million number -0.1%
2009 1.16 million number -0.4%
2010 1.16 million number -0.2%
2011 1.16 million number +0.1%
2012 1.17 million number +0.8%
2013 1.16 million number -0.6%
2014 1.18 million number +1.5%
2015 1.21 million number +3.1%
2016 1.23 million number +1.6%
2017 1.24 million number +0.2%
2018 1.33 million number +7.4%
2019 1.34 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.06 million number 964,155 number 1.18 million number 10
1990s 1.30 million number 1.21 million number 1.36 million number 10
2000s 1.20 million number 1.16 million number 1.26 million number 10
2010s 1.22 million number 1.16 million number 1.34 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 32 Colombia 142,508 number compare
  2. 33 Kenya 133,885 number compare
  3. 34 Korea 128,820 number compare
  4. 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
  5. 36 Uzbekistan 108,494 number compare
  6. 37 Ukraine 106,637 number compare
  7. 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.34 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 964,155 number in 1980.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
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number
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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.