Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 172 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar stood at 172 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar peaked at 172 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83 number, in 1999.
That places Gibraltar 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 149 number | — |
| 1973 | 114 number | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 133 number | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 134 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 139 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 134 number | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 140 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 126 number | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 127 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 131 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 134 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 136 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 141 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 119 number | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 83 number | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 87 number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 85 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 148 number | +74.1% |
| 2009 | 158 number | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 166 number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 166 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 172 number | +3.6% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 172 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 172 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Gibraltar 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 | +74.1% | 85 number | 148 number |
| 1999 | -30.3% | 119 number | 83 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 133.62 number | 114 number | 149 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 133.8 number | 127 number | 141 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 101 number | 83 number | 119 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 119.5 number | 85 number | 158 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 168 number | 166 number | 172 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 190 San Marino 222 number compare
- 191 Liechtenstein 203 number compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 187 number compare
- 194 Monaco 138 number compare
- 195 Tuvalu 84 number compare
- 196 Nauru 52 number compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0357 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2,755 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,582 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,352 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar was 172 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 172 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 number in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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.