Share of primary school teachers who are women in Poland
Poland: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 87.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Poland is 87.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Poland peaked at 88.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2019.
That places Poland 55th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 83.5% | 84.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.1% | 88.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 52 Argentina 87.4% compare
- 53 Germany 87.3% compare
- 54 Guyana 87.3% compare
- 56 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
- 57 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
More education data for Poland
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 135,357 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Poland?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Poland was 87.1% in 2025, 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Poland ranks 55th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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.