Teachers in primary education, female in Cyprus

Cyprus: Teachers in primary education, female was 4,018 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
4,018 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
147th
of 196 countries
All-time high
4,018 number
in 2018
All-time low
880 number
in 1975
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female in Cyprus, 1971–2018

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 144 Liberia 5,254 number compare
  2. 145 Suriname 5,002 number compare
  3. 146 Mauritius 4,521 number compare
  4. 148 Maldives 3,855 number compare
  5. 149 Gambia, The 3,656 number compare
  6. 150 Guyana 3,612 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

More education data for Cyprus

All data for Cyprus β†’

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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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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.