Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Georgia
Georgia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 31,396 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Georgia, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Georgia is 31,396 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Georgia peaked at 31,396 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15,049 number, in 1981.
Georgia ranks 83rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15,049 number | — |
| 1986 | 16,021 number | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 18,888 number | +17.9% |
| 1992 | 18,942 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 16,980 number | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 17,149 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 16,513 number | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 16,914 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 15,638 number | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 15,844 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 15,946 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 16,770 number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 16,348 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 15,626 number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 15,677 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30,551 number | +94.9% |
| 2009 | 28,875 number | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 28,443 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 28,396 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28,999 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 29,919 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 30,305 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 30,824 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 31,396 number | +1.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 31,396 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 31,396 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +94.9% | 15,677 number | 30,551 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,535 number | 15,049 number | 16,021 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 16,979 number | 15,638 number | 18,942 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 20,641 number | 15,626 number | 30,551 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 29,755 number | 28,396 number | 31,396 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More education data for Georgia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,929 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,001 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,921 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 306,567 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 342,203 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8392 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Georgia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Georgia was 31,396 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,396 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,049 number in 1981.
- How does Georgia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Georgia ranks 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.