Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 85.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
31st
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.6%
in 2023
All-time low
75.2%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 85.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 85.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1972.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 31st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.9% | — |
| 1971 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.7% | 75.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 76.2% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 79.0% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 84.1% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.5% | 85.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 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 primary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 85.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1972.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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