Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0036 number per person in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.0036 number per person
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
93rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0041 number per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.0029 number per person
in 1987
Years of data
38
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2018

00.0010.0020.0030.0041971199420181971: 0.003 number per person1972: 0.004 number per person1973: 0.004 number per person1974: 0.004 number per person1975: 0.004 number per person1976: 0.004 number per person1977: 0.004 number per person1978: 0.004 number per person1979: 0.004 number per person1980: 0.004 number per person1982: 0.003 number per person1983: 0.003 number per person1984: 0.003 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1987: 0.003 number per person1988: 0.003 number per person1989: 0.003 number per person1990: 0.003 number per person1991: 0.003 number per person1992: 0.003 number per person1999: 0.003 number per person2000: 0.003 number per person2001: 0.004 number per person2002: 0.004 number per person2003: 0.004 number per person2004: 0.004 number per person2005: 0.004 number per person2006: 0.003 number per person2007: 0.003 number per person2008: 0.003 number per person2009: 0.003 number per person2010: 0.003 number per person2011: 0.004 number per person2012: 0.003 number per person2013: 0.003 number per person2016: 0.004 number per person2017: 0.004 number per person2018: 0.004 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.0036 number per person.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0041 number per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 number per person, in 1987.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971 to 2018.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0034 number per person
1972 0.0036 number per person +4.4%
1973 0.0038 number per person +4.9%
1974 0.0039 number per person +3.2%
1975 0.004 number per person +1.7%
1976 0.0041 number per person +3.8%
1977 0.0039 number per person -5.0%
1978 0.0038 number per person -1.8%
1979 0.0038 number per person -0.2%
1980 0.0038 number per person -1.5%
1982 0.0035 number per person -7.7%
1983 0.0034 number per person -1.9%
1984 0.0034 number per person -0.7%
1985 0.0034 number per person +0.8%
1987 0.0029 number per person -13.9%
1988 0.003 number per person +0.4%
1989 0.0031 number per person +3.9%
1990 0.0031 number per person +1.4%
1991 0.0031 number per person +0.1%
1992 0.0031 number per person +0.4%
1999 0.0034 number per person +10.1%
2000 0.0034 number per person -0.7%
2001 0.0036 number per person +5.9%
2002 0.0036 number per person +0.6%
2003 0.0036 number per person -1.6%
2004 0.0035 number per person -1.8%
2005 0.0036 number per person +1.9%
2006 0.0033 number per person -6.8%
2007 0.0034 number per person +1.5%
2008 0.0032 number per person -5.0%
2009 0.0032 number per person -1.0%
2010 0.0035 number per person +9.6%
2011 0.0035 number per person +0.7%
2012 0.0034 number per person -4.2%
2013 0.0034 number per person +0.8%
2016 0.004 number per person +19.1%
2017 0.0041 number per person +1.7%
2018 0.0036 number per person -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0038 number per person 0.0034 number per person 0.0041 number per person 9
1980s 0.0033 number per person 0.0029 number per person 0.0038 number per person 8
1990s 0.0032 number per person 0.0031 number per person 0.0034 number per person 4
2000s 0.0034 number per person 0.0032 number per person 0.0036 number per person 10
2010s 0.0037 number per person 0.0034 number per person 0.0041 number per person 7

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 90 Vanuatu 0.0037 number per person compare
  2. 91 Cayman Islands 0.0037 number per person compare
  3. 92 Malta 0.0037 number per person compare
  4. 94 Monaco 0.0036 number per person compare
  5. 95 Hungary 0.0036 number per person compare
  6. 96 Ecuador 0.0036 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0036 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0041 number per person in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 number per person in 1987.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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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.