Teachers in primary education, female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Teachers in primary education, female 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.
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
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,888 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (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.