Share of primary school teachers who are women in Austria
Austria: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 91.4% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Austria peaked at 92.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1971.
That places Austria 28th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.3% | — |
| 1972 | 64.9% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 66.2% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 68.3% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 70.0% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 91.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 91.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.6% | 63.3% | 74.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 77.9% | 73.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 81.3% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 89.2% | 90.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.0% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.4% | 91.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Austria?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Austria was 91.4% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Austria ranks 28th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.