Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Poland
Poland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0032 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.0032 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Poland peaked at 0.0063 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per person, in 2024.
That places Poland 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0063 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0052 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 units per person | -43.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0032 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 75% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0032 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 units per person, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -43.1% | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0031 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 115 Uzbekistan 0.0033 units per person compare
- 116 Croatia 0.0033 units per person compare
- 117 Zambia 0.0032 units per person compare
- 119 Morocco 0.0032 units per person compare
- 120 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0032 units per person compare
- 121 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0031 units per person compare
More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Poland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Poland was 0.0032 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Poland ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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)
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
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.