Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Czechia
Czechia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 97.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Czechia, 1993–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 97.2% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2012.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Czechia peaked at 97.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2005.
Czechia ranks 8th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 91.8% | — |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 97.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 97.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 84.5% | 93.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 83.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Czechia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Czechia was 97.2% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2005.
- How does Czechia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Czechia ranks 8th out of 212 countries with data for 2012.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release