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
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%.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,694 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.988 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.1% (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.