Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.9%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 215 groups
All-time high
99.8%
in 1988
All-time low
98.5%
in 1997
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 98.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 99.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 1997.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 9th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.1% | — |
| 1971 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 1997.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 9th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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