Germany vs Poland: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Germany
87.3%
in 2024
Poland
87.1%
in 2025
Germany rank
53rd
Poland rank
55th
Share of primary school teachers who are women over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 87.3% against 87.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 53rd and Poland ranks 55th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 84.1% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.7% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.6% | 0.2% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at 87.3% against 87.1% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Germany and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Germany ranks 53rd and Poland ranks 55th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.