Teachers in primary education, female in Estonia
Estonia: Teachers in primary education, female was 6,929 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Estonia, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 6,929 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Estonia peaked at 7,388 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,549 number, in 2007.
Estonia ranks 136th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6,300 number | — |
| 1999 | 6,934 number | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 7,388 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 7,150 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 6,721 number | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 5,549 number | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 5,775 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 5,779 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,795 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,762 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6,047 number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 6,658 number | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 6,848 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6,929 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,617 number | 6,300 number | 6,934 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,394 number | 5,549 number | 7,388 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 6,340 number | 5,762 number | 6,929 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Estonia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Estonia was 6,929 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,388 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,549 number in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.