Teachers in primary education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.22 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Euro area is 1.22 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Euro area peaked at 1.22 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 822,451 number, in 1970.
That places Euro area 35th out of 43 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 822,451 number | — |
| 1971 | 834,254 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 859,535 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 861,424 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 878,046 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 887,987 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 890,504 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 903,767 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 902,130 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 894,515 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 885,906 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 867,941 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 854,549 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 848,963 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 853,058 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 856,949 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 874,939 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 872,466 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 874,803 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 876,036 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 889,184 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 917,392 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 922,085 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 941,562 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 991,804 number | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 965,507 number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 985,555 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 990,289 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 987,011 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 996,402 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 873,461 number | 822,451 number | 903,767 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 866,561 number | 848,963 number | 885,906 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 958,679 number | 889,184 number | 996,402 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 32 Colombia 142,508 number compare
- 33 Kenya 133,885 number compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 128,820 number compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 108,494 number compare
- 37 Ukraine 106,637 number compare
- 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Euro area?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Euro area was 1.22 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 822,451 number in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Euro area ranks 35th out of 43 regions with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.