Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 212 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2009
All-time low
94.3%
in 2015
Years of data
27
1993–2024
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ukraine, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 98.6% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Ukraine peaked at 98.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2015.
Ukraine ranks 5th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 97.9% | — |
| 1994 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 98.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.1% | 98.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 94.3% | 98.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,271 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,125 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 390,498 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 359,757 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Ukraine?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ukraine was 98.6% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2015.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Ukraine ranks 5th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.