Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Austria
Austria: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 30,631 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Austria, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Austria is 30,631 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Austria peaked at 30,631 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15,709 number, in 1971.
Austria ranks 84th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15,709 number | — |
| 1972 | 16,105 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 16,459 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 17,230 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 17,717 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 18,608 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 20,515 number | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 19,271 number | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 19,462 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 20,776 number | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 21,110 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 21,377 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 21,589 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 22,175 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 25,899 number | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 26,395 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 26,874 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 27,123 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 27,460 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 27,975 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 28,767 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 27,661 number | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 26,838 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 27,367 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 25,468 number | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 26,124 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 26,698 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 25,580 number | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 26,372 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 25,971 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 25,813 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 26,259 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 25,921 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 26,151 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 25,881 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 26,157 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 26,765 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 27,079 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 27,446 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 27,849 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 27,919 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 28,364 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 29,270 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 30,631 number | +4.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 30,631 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 2.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 30,631 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,702 number | 15,709 number | 20,515 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 23,278 number | 19,462 number | 27,123 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,994 number | 25,468 number | 28,767 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,066 number | 25,813 number | 26,372 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 28,165 number | 26,765 number | 30,631 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Austria?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Austria was 30,631 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 30,631 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,709 number in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Austria ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.