Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 4,018 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Cyprus, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Cyprus stood at 4,018 number. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Cyprus peaked at 4,018 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 880 number, in 1975.
Cyprus ranks 147th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 914 number | — |
| 1972 | 946 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 973 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 988 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 880 number | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 916 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 970 number | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1,062 number | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 1,014 number | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 1,003 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 993 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,020 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,038 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1,054 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,075 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,106 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,215 number | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 1,358 number | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 1,486 number | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 1,617 number | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1,840 number | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 2,042 number | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 2,158 number | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 2,229 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2,303 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2,256 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,892 number | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 2,351 number | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 2,443 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2,784 number | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 2,744 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,762 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,902 number | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2,867 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,995 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3,034 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,172 number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,238 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3,315 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3,359 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,264 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,304 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,322 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,719 number | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 3,835 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3,881 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,018 number | +3.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 4,018 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 26% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 4,018 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 15% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +28.2% | 2,256 number | 2,892 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 962.56 number | 880 number | 1,062 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,135 number | 993 number | 1,486 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,188 number | 1,617 number | 2,892 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,894 number | 2,443 number | 3,238 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,557 number | 3,264 number | 4,018 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Cyprus?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Cyprus was 4,018 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 4,018 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 880 number in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Cyprus ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.