Teachers in primary education, female in European Union
European Union: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.92 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in European Union, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in European Union is 1.92 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in European Union peaked at 1.92 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.51 million number, in 1982.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.52 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.51 million number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.53 million number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.56 million number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.56 million number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.56 million number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.55 million number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.54 million number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.52 million number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.55 million number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.55 million number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.54 million number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.55 million number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.57 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.60 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.64 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.66 million number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.69 million number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.69 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.71 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.73 million number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.80 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.87 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.89 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.54 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 million number | 1.57 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million number | 1.69 million number | 1.76 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 million number | 1.77 million number | 1.92 million number | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 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 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in European Union?
- Teachers in primary education, female in European Union was 1.92 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 1982.
- How does European Union rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.