Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Poland

Poland: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 93,358 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
93,358 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
16th
of 131 countries
All-time high
114,696 number
in 2001
All-time low
91,480 number
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Poland, 2001–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2001200920182001: 114.7k number2003: 93.7k number2005: 108.0k number2006: 105.0k number2007: 106.5k number2008: 107.0k number2009: 108.4k number2010: 107.1k number2011: 112.1k number2012: 110.5k number2013: 106.1k number2014: 99.1k number2015: 95.7k number2016: 93.2k number2017: 91.5k number2018: 93.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Poland is 93,358 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Poland peaked at 114,696 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 91,480 number, in 2017.

That places Poland 16th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Poland, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 114,696 number
2003 93,697 number -18.3%
2005 108,040 number +15.3%
2006 104,961 number -2.8%
2007 106,538 number +1.5%
2008 107,000 number +0.4%
2009 108,399 number +1.3%
2010 107,060 number -1.2%
2011 112,053 number +4.7%
2012 110,457 number -1.4%
2013 106,056 number -4.0%
2014 99,091 number -6.6%
2015 95,744 number -3.4%
2016 93,219 number -2.6%
2017 91,480 number -1.9%
2018 93,358 number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 106,190 number 93,697 number 114,696 number 7
2010s 100,946 number 91,480 number 112,053 number 9

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 13 Canada 106,405 number compare
  2. 14 Nigeria 105,446 number compare
  3. 15 Germany 97,712 number compare
  4. 17 Spain 85,600 number compare
  5. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 82,097 number compare
  6. 19 Thailand 78,089 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Poland?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Poland was 93,358 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 114,696 number in 2001.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 91,480 number in 2017.
How does Poland rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Poland ranks 16th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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.