Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.006 number per person in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ireland, 1976–2012
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2012, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ireland stood at 0.006 number per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0061 number per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 number per person, in 1976.
That places Ireland 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0026 number per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0029 number per person | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 number per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.003 number per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 number per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 number per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 number per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 number per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 number per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 number per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 number per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 number per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 number per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 number per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 number per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 number per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 number per person | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 number per person | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 number per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 number per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 number per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 number per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 number per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 number per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.006 number per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 number per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.006 number per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0028 number per person | 0.0026 number per person | 0.003 number per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 number per person | 0.0031 number per person | 0.0034 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 number per person | 0.0034 number per person | 0.0048 number per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 number per person | 0.0051 number per person | 0.0059 number per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.006 number per person | 0.006 number per person | 0.0061 number per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ireland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ireland was 0.006 number per person in 2012, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 number per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 number per person in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.