Teachers in primary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: Teachers in primary education, female was 31,806 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Denmark, 1985–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 31,806 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Denmark peaked at 31,806 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,100 number, in 1993.
Denmark ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,662 number | 19,636 number | 19,677 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 20,728 number | 19,100 number | 23,340 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 24,900 number | 24,293 number | 25,508 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 30,954 number | 30,103 number | 31,806 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Denmark?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Denmark was 31,806 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 31,806 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,100 number in 1993.
- How does Denmark rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Denmark 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.