Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
78th
of 215 groups
All-time high
95.4%
in 1981
All-time low
93.7%
in 1999
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 94.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 95.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 78th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 94.7% | — |
| 1973 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.7% | 94.5% | 95.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 95.1% | 94.7% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 93.7% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.8% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.7% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.3% | 94.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 78th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release