Teachers in primary education, female in France
France: Teachers in primary education, female was 202,491 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in France, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in France is 202,491 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in France peaked at 202,491 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 128,731 number, in 1985.
That places France 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 142,201 number | — |
| 1976 | 139,877 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 137,699 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 130,252 number | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 130,191 number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 128,731 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 134,811 number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 134,051 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 135,534 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 133,705 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 169,555 number | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 169,728 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 168,958 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 170,666 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 166,038 number | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 162,128 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 165,443 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 163,456 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 160,741 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 163,997 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 164,805 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 176,484 number | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 177,387 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 177,844 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 179,078 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 183,130 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 193,758 number | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 196,985 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 193,168 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 190,544 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 202,491 number | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139,926 number | 137,699 number | 142,201 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 132,468 number | 128,731 number | 135,534 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 167,846 number | 162,128 number | 170,666 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 171,236 number | 160,741 number | 183,130 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,389 number | 190,544 number | 202,491 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 240,699 number compare
- 19 Poland 235,314 number compare
- 20 Germany 213,874 number compare
- 22 Iraq 197,420 number compare
- 23 South Africa 196,319 number compare
- 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 193,158 number compare
More education data for France
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in France?
- Teachers in primary education, female in France was 202,491 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 202,491 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,731 number in 1985.
- How does France rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- France ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.