Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 84.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cyprus, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 84.3% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Cyprus peaked at 89.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1971.
That places Cyprus 71st out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.2% | 40.1% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 45.3% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 56.8% | 68.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 67.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 82.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 83.9% | 89.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,389 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Cyprus?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cyprus was 84.3% in 2023, 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1971.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Cyprus ranks 71st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.