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
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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (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.