Female childcare staff in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Female childcare staff in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania stood at 12,166 persons in 2025, according to Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas. It is one of the indicators in the Child day care by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2007 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Child day care by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,523 | 13,462 | 13,218 | 12,909 | 12,540 | 12,331 | 11,950 | 11,732 | 11,333 | 10,897 | |
| Women | 12,166 | 12,166 | 11,978 | 11,744 | 11,520 | 11,424 | 11,132 | 11,006 | 10,704 | 10,330 | |
| Men | 1,357 | 1,296 | 1,240 | 1,165 | 1,020 | 907 | 818 | 726 | 629 | 567 |
Understanding female childcare staff in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Women active in hands-on care and early education roles within Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are isolated in this absolute employment series. The scope includes female nursery school teachers, early childhood pedagogues, certified care assistants, and licensed home childminders directly supervising children. It leaves out non-pedagogical personnel such as administrative clerks, kitchen hands, janitors, and facility managers without group care assignments. While the overall state row aggregates all personnel and the percentage row reflects gender balance, this series documents the physical volume of female labor dedicated to direct child oversight.
Compiling this figure annually at an established census date makes year-on-year evaluations the only appropriate methodology for tracking staffing trends. Intra-year comparisons are precluded by the annual frequency, which prevents the observation of seasonal staff departures and arrivals between academic years. Users must observe that this measure represents an unweighted person count rather than full-time equivalent positions; shifts in contract types between full-time and part-time status will not alter the number of recorded workers. Furthermore, state-specific legal frameworks governing staff-to-child ratios in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania differentiate these figures from those gathered under other regional jurisdictions.
Frequently asked questions
- Are female trainees and apprentices included in this headcount for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?
- Trainees are included only if they hold employment contracts that place them in regular direct-care staffing quotas.
- How does this series differ from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's female share series?
- This indicator tracks the actual headcount of female workers, whereas the share represents their proportion relative to the combined workforce.
- Does this measure include female personnel across private and church-run facilities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?
- Yes, statutory data collection covers female direct-care staff across all recognized public, religious, and non-profit provider organizations.