Teachers in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female was 1.34 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.34 million number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.36 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 964,155 number, in 1980.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 964,155 number | — |
| 1981 | 978,488 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.36 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.32 million number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.24 million number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million number | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million number | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million number | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.06 million number | 964,155 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 1996.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 964,155 number in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.