Share of primary school teachers who are women in Monaco
Monaco: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 80.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Monaco, 1999–2024
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 Monaco stood at 80.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Monaco peaked at 86.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2020.
That places Monaco 90th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Monaco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.7% | — |
| 2001 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 80.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 95% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 80.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.8% | 84.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 78.4% | 82.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More education data for Monaco
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,760 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 157 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,304 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 978 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2588 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 195 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Monaco?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Monaco was 80.5% 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2020.
- How does Monaco rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Monaco ranks 90th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Monaco 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.