Teachers in primary education, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Teachers in primary education, female was 22,006 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in New Zealand, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in New Zealand stood at 22,006 number. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 22,006 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,669 number, in 1984.
That places New Zealand 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,287 number | — |
| 1972 | 12,549 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 12,768 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 12,602 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 13,564 number | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 13,564 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14,707 number | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 12,013 number | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 11,669 number | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 11,811 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 11,894 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 12,138 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 13,943 number | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 15,143 number | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 15,687 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 15,742 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 14,839 number | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 15,978 number | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 16,493 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 16,168 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 16,329 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 17,080 number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 16,831 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 17,897 number | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 17,992 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18,425 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 18,536 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18,984 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 19,956 number | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 20,100 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 19,910 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 19,872 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 21,020 number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 21,297 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 21,663 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 21,644 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22,006 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,889 number | 12,287 number | 13,564 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 12,372 number | 11,669 number | 14,707 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 15,499 number | 13,943 number | 16,493 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 18,003 number | 16,329 number | 19,956 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 20,939 number | 19,872 number | 22,006 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 186,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in New Zealand?
- Teachers in primary education, female in New Zealand was 22,006 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 22,006 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,669 number in 1984.
- How does New Zealand rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- New Zealand ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.