Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Belgium
Belgium: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 60,286 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Belgium, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Belgium stood at 60,286 number. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Belgium peaked at 60,286 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24,835 number, in 1984.
That places Belgium 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29,053 number | — |
| 1974 | 27,170 number | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 27,777 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 27,790 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 26,788 number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 26,851 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 25,918 number | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 27,278 number | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 24,835 number | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 25,799 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 27,621 number | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 42,720 number | +54.7% |
| 1994 | 43,625 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 50,571 number | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 52,659 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 52,916 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53,708 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 53,301 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 54,013 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 55,960 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 56,237 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 57,006 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57,910 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 59,512 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 60,286 number | +1.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 60,286 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 3.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 60,286 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +54.7% | 27,621 number | 42,720 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,572 number | 26,788 number | 29,053 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 26,290 number | 24,835 number | 27,621 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 43,172 number | 42,720 number | 43,625 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 52,049 number | 50,571 number | 52,916 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 56,437 number | 53,301 number | 60,286 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Belgium?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Belgium was 60,286 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 60,286 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,835 number in 1984.
- How does Belgium rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.