Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 80.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 80.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 87.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 116th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.6% | — |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.0% | 87.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.3% | 83.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 80.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 116th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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