Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Denmark

Denmark: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 13,825 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13,825 number
World rank
56th
of 131 countries
All-time high
13,825 number
in 2018
All-time low
7,328 number
in 1999
Years of data
9
1993–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Denmark, 1993–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1993200520181993: 9.9k number1994: 11.4k number1995: 11.3k number1998: 7.5k number1999: 7.3k number2000: 8.2k number2001: 8.0k number2014: 12.3k number2018: 13.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 13,825 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Denmark peaked at 13,825 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,328 number, in 1999.

That places Denmark 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,482 number 7,328 number 11,400 number 5
2000s 8,084 number 7,982 number 8,185 number 2
2010s 13,056 number 12,287 number 13,825 number 2

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 53 Georgia 15,848 number compare
  2. 54 Norway 15,215 number compare
  3. 55 Switzerland 14,438 number compare
  4. 57 Ghana 13,815 number compare
  5. 58 Honduras 13,261 number compare
  6. 59 Jordan 13,210 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Denmark?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Denmark was 13,825 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 13,825 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 7,328 number in 1999.
How does Denmark rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Denmark ranks 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Denmark 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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

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.