Teachers in primary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: Teachers in primary education, female was 27,393 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Ireland, 1976–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, teachers in primary education, female in Ireland stood at 27,393 number.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Ireland peaked at 27,893 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8,472 number, in 1976.
Ireland ranks 88th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8,472 number | — |
| 1977 | 9,461 number | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 9,634 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 10,075 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 10,521 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 10,795 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 11,046 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 11,357 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 11,687 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 11,754 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 11,907 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 12,081 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 12,123 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 11,747 number | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 11,838 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 11,965 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 12,124 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 12,484 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 12,530 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 12,736 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 12,708 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12,708 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14,429 number | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 17,924 number | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 20,671 number | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 21,381 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 22,717 number | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 25,089 number | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 25,928 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 26,710 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 27,197 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 27,893 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 27,393 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,410 number | 8,472 number | 10,075 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 11,502 number | 10,521 number | 12,123 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,145 number | 11,838 number | 17,924 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,749 number | 20,671 number | 26,710 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 27,494 number | 27,197 number | 27,893 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Ireland?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Ireland was 27,393 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 27,893 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,472 number in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.