Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 8,229 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Lithuania, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Lithuania is 8,229 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Lithuania peaked at 13,175 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6,571 number, in 1981.
That places Lithuania 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6,571 number | — |
| 1986 | 6,571 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9,147 number | +39.2% |
| 1990 | 10,123 number | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 10,590 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 11,284 number | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 11,764 number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 12,058 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 12,673 number | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 12,915 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 12,895 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 13,175 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 13,008 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13,012 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13,012 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,882 number | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 11,517 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 11,295 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10,974 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 10,771 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 10,540 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 10,161 number | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 9,780 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 9,205 number | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 8,985 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8,649 number | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 8,389 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 8,195 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8,164 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8,089 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8,151 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8,229 number | +1.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 8,229 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 53% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 8,229 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 31% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +39.2% | 6,571 number | 9,147 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,430 number | 6,571 number | 9,147 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 12,048 number | 10,123 number | 13,175 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,294 number | 9,780 number | 13,012 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,451 number | 8,089 number | 9,205 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Lithuania?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Lithuania was 8,229 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 13,175 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,571 number in 1981.
- How does Lithuania rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Lithuania ranks 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.