Share of primary school teachers who are women in Spain
Spain: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 77.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
103rd
of 212 countries
All-time high
77.8%
in 2023
All-time low
58.1%
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2024
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Spain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 77.7% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Spain peaked at 77.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1971.
Spain ranks 103rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58.1% | — |
| 1981 | 67.5% | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 70.2% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 67.7% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 70.5% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 72.9% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 68.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 77.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 92% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 77.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 67.5% | 70.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 68.3% | 75.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 69.0% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 75.0% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.4% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Spain?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Spain was 77.7% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Spain ranks 103rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.