Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
13th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.7%
in 2024
All-time low
79.4%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe is 87.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 1972.
That places SDG: Europe 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.1% | — |
| 1971 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.6% | 79.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 79.6% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 82.6% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 84.3% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 86.4% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Europe was 87.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 1972.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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