Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 700,086 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Euro area, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Euro area is 700,086 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Euro area peaked at 702,403 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 555,872 number, in 1999.
Euro area ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 587,905 number | — |
| 1993 | 605,322 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 630,187 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 607,493 number | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 613,918 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 610,866 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 591,052 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 555,872 number | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 564,244 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 601,612 number | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 607,213 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 607,313 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 616,609 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 630,372 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 627,261 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 644,529 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 639,741 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 650,615 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 645,476 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 649,166 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 646,410 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 661,210 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 657,954 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 660,803 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 683,182 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 700,120 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 702,403 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 700,086 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 600,327 number | 555,872 number | 630,187 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 618,951 number | 564,244 number | 650,615 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 670,681 number | 645,476 number | 702,403 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 20 Pakistan 76,322 number compare
- 21 South Korea 66,985 number compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 60,792 number compare
- 23 Philippines 59,527 number compare
- 24 Kenya 54,256 number compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 52,936 number compare
- 26 Belgium 52,048 number compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Euro area?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Euro area was 700,086 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 702,403 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,872 number in 1999.
- How does Euro area rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Euro area ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.