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Share of primary school teachers who are women in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
86.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 212 countries
All-time high
87.0%
in 2013
All-time low
77.3%
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2023

Share of primary school teachers who are women in United Kingdom, 1971–2023

0204060801971199720231971: 77.3 %1972: 77.6 %1973: 78.1 %1974: 78.5 %1975: 78.6 %1976: 80.7 %1977: 78.2 %1978: 78.1 %1979: 78.2 %1980: 78.4 %1982: 78.1 %1983: 78.4 %1984: 78.6 %1985: 79.1 %1987: 78.4 %1988: 78.1 %1989: 77.8 %1990: 78.1 %1991: 78 %1992: 78.2 %1999: 81 %2000: 81.1 %2001: 81.8 %2002: 81.8 %2003: 81.4 %2004: 81.5 %2005: 81.6 %2006: 81.3 %2007: 81.3 %2008: 81.4 %2009: 80.8 %2010: 87 %2011: 87 %2012: 87 %2013: 87 %2016: 84.7 %2017: 85.2 %2018: 86.2 %2019: 86.1 %2020: 86.3 %2021: 86.3 %2022: 86.3 %2023: 86.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 86.4% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in United Kingdom peaked at 87.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 1971.

United Kingdom ranks 59th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 78.4% 77.3% 80.7% 9
1980s 78.4% 77.8% 79.1% 8
1990s 78.8% 78.0% 81.0% 4
2000s 81.4% 80.8% 81.8% 10
2010s 86.3% 84.7% 87.0% 8
2020s 86.3% 86.3% 86.4% 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 56 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
  2. 57 Netherlands 87.0% compare
  3. 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
  4. 60 Saint Lucia 86.2% compare
  5. 61 Israel 86.2% compare
  6. 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of primary school teachers who are women in United Kingdom?
Share of primary school teachers who are women in United Kingdom was 86.4% in 2023, 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 1971.
How does United Kingdom rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
United Kingdom ranks 59th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data

Indicator
Share of primary school teachers who are women
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,239 data points, 1970–2025
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.