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
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
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) 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.