Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.9%
in 2021
All-time low
81.5%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 86.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 86.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1975.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 81.5% | — |
| 1976 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 81.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 83.4% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 84.6% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 86.0% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.7% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 18 Italy 93.8% compare
- 19 Croatia 93.4% compare
- 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
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 86.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1975.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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