Teachers in primary education, female in Spain
Spain: Teachers in primary education, female was 179,674 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Spain, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Spain is 179,674 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Spain peaked at 179,674 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67,143 number, in 1971.
Spain ranks 27th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,143 number | 67,143 number | 67,143 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 91,563 number | 86,135 number | 94,585 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 99,469 number | 91,926 number | 117,392 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 133,658 number | 120,588 number | 158,912 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,324 number | 164,597 number | 179,674 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 193,158 number compare
- 25 Türkiye, Republic of 184,096 number compare
- 26 Algeria 182,122 number compare
- 28 Myanmar 174,621 number compare
- 29 Malaysia 163,862 number compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 155,673 number compare
More education data for Spain
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Spain?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Spain was 179,674 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 179,674 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,143 number in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.