Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.1%
in 2021
All-time low
78.7%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 85.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 85.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1972.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 78.8% | — |
| 1972 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.1% | 78.7% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 79.3% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 80.9% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 82.6% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 84.5% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.8% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1972.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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