Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Spain
Spain: Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 67,143 number | — |
| 1981 | 86,135 number | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 90,670 number | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 90,398 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 92,922 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 94,585 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 94,300 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 91,931 number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 91,926 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 93,098 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 94,364 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 94,679 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 92,570 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 94,612 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 117,392 number | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 117,108 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 120,588 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 124,047 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 126,179 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 126,399 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 123,693 number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 125,490 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 129,821 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 143,436 number | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 158,912 number | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 158,010 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 164,597 number | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 168,472 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 169,469 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 167,183 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 171,787 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 173,933 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 177,884 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 177,921 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 179,674 number | +1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 179,674 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 11.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 179,674 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 6.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +28.3% | 67,143 number | 86,135 number |
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
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (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.