Teachers in primary education, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Teachers in primary education, female was 240,699 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in United Kingdom, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 240,699 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in United Kingdom peaked at 271,515 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 167,000 number, in 1987.
United Kingdom ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 192,409 number | — |
| 1972 | 201,573 number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 211,780 number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 218,601 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 222,336 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 230,659 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 219,163 number | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 215,186 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 215,029 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 211,953 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 195,584 number | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 192,000 number | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 191,000 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 193,000 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 167,000 number | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 168,000 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 175,000 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 178,000 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 178,800 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 180,000 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 201,987 number | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 201,264 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 213,905 number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 216,011 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 213,561 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 210,946 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 216,489 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 203,232 number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 207,835 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 199,034 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 198,574 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 219,430 number | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 222,652 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 214,898 number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 218,064 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 265,587 number | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 271,515 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 240,699 number | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 214,082 number | 192,409 number | 230,659 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 186,692 number | 167,000 number | 211,953 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 184,697 number | 178,000 number | 201,987 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 208,085 number | 198,574 number | 216,489 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,121 number | 214,898 number | 271,515 number | 7 |
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- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
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- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in United Kingdom?
- Teachers in primary education, female in United Kingdom was 240,699 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 271,515 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,000 number in 1987.
- How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.