Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 62.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 62.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 91.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2024.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 178th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.2% | — |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.1% | 71.4% | 91.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 62.1% | 70.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1613 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 178th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release