Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
23rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.2%
in 2024
All-time low
77.2%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 1972.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 23rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.0% | — |
| 1971 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.7% | 77.2% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 77.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 80.3% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 82.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 85.0% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- 20 Romania 93.2% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 23 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
- 24 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 25 Latvia 92.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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