Share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra
Andorra: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra stood at 81.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra peaked at 85.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1983.
Andorra ranks 82nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 75.4% | — |
| 1983 | 57.5% | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +30.5% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +2.1% |
Andorra compared with similar countries
- Andorra's 81.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 97% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Andorra's 81.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +30.5% | 57.5% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 74.2% | 78.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.5% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.6% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Andorra
More education data for Andorra
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9686 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0262 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,245 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 413 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,544 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,147 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 413 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Andorra was 81.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1983.
- How does Andorra rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Andorra ranks 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.