Teachers in primary education, female in Poland

Poland: Teachers in primary education, female was 235,314 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
235,314 number
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
19th
of 196 countries
All-time high
241,318 number
in 2001
All-time low
180,245 number
in 2014
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Teachers in primary education, female in Poland, 2001–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2001200920182001: 241.3k number2003: 199.8k number2005: 199.5k number2006: 195.2k number2007: 196.9k number2008: 200.2k number2009: 199.9k number2010: 200.7k number2011: 183.7k number2012: 183.1k number2013: 180.3k number2014: 180.2k number2015: 187.7k number2016: 196.5k number2017: 192.4k number2018: 235.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Poland recorded 235,314 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Poland peaked at 241,318 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 180,245 number, in 2014.

That places Poland 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 204,687 number 195,214 number 241,318 number 7
2010s 193,324 number 180,245 number 235,314 number 9

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 16 Japan 248,338 number compare
  2. 17 Italy 241,634 number compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom 240,699 number compare
  4. 20 Germany 213,874 number compare
  5. 21 France 202,491 number compare
  6. 22 Iraq 197,420 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

More education data for Poland

All data for Poland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Poland?
Teachers in primary education, female in Poland was 235,314 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 241,318 number in 2001.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 180,245 number in 2014.
How does Poland rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Poland ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.