Teachers in primary education, female in Serbia
Serbia: Teachers in primary education, female was 16,184 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Serbia, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Serbia is 16,184 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Serbia peaked at 16,256 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14,588 number, in 2008.
Serbia ranks 110th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14,655 number | — |
| 2008 | 14,588 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 14,621 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15,643 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 15,572 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15,434 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 15,898 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15,463 number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 15,824 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16,132 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16,256 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16,105 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 16,184 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,621 number | 14,588 number | 14,655 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 15,851 number | 15,434 number | 16,256 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 107 Papua New Guinea 17,740 number compare
- 108 United Arab Emirates 17,204 number compare
- 109 Uruguay 16,363 number
- 111 Palestine, State of 16,159 number compare
- 112 Panama 14,629 number compare
- 113 Haiti 14,419 number
More education data for Serbia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Serbia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Serbia was 16,184 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,256 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,588 number in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Serbia ranks 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.