Teachers in primary education, female in Austria
Austria: Teachers in primary education, female 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (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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About this data
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.