Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 79.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 79.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 90.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 125th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.3% | — |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.2% | 83.4% | 90.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 79.6% | 83.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 79.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 125th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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