Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.2%
in 2022
All-time low
79.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 87.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 87.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 1980.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 79.6% | — |
| 1981 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.0% | 79.6% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 82.4% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 82.1% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.3% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.8% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 16 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
- 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
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 1980.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern 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