Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Germany
Germany: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
53rd
of 212 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2020
All-time low
80.9%
in 1996
Years of data
31
1993–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Germany, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Germany stood at 87.3%.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Germany peaked at 87.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 1996.
Germany ranks 53rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 83.9% | — |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 80.9% | 85.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 81.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.4% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 50 Cook Islands 87.5% compare
- 51 United States of America 87.5% compare
- 52 Argentina 87.4% compare
- 54 Guyana 87.3% compare
- 55 Poland 87.1% compare
- 56 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Germany?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Germany was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Germany ranks 53rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release