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 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.

Indicator: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 6,239 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.