Denmark vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Denmark
67.2%
in 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
59.3%
in 2024
Denmark rank
147th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
145th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Denmark
  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 67.2% against 59.3% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 147th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 145th of 212 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1980s 56.8% 47.4% 9.3% Denmark
1990s 60.0% 51.7% 8.3% Denmark
2000s 64.0% 52.3% 11.7% Denmark
2010s 68.5% 57.1% 11.3% Denmark
2020s 67.6% 58.9% 8.7% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Denmark or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Denmark, at 67.2% against 59.3% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Denmark and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
7.9%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Denmark and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Denmark ranks 147th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 145th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release