Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 238,477 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 238,477 number. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 292,076 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 238,477 number, in 2019.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 248,228 number | — |
| 1996 | 257,196 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 259,184 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 255,327 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 263,656 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 282,487 number | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 286,463 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 262,526 number | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 268,104 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 271,492 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 292,076 number | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 289,403 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 289,084 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 287,372 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 285,761 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 283,128 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 282,276 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 277,345 number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 267,704 number | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 251,377 number | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 249,824 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 245,567 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 242,210 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 243,593 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 238,477 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256,718 number | 248,228 number | 263,656 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 281,477 number | 262,526 number | 292,076 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,150 number | 238,477 number | 283,128 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 238,477 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 292,076 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,477 number in 2019.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.