Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.0%
in 2024
All-time low
76.6%
in 1980
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1980.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.9% | — |
| 1971 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.2% | 76.9% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.9% | 76.6% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 79.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 81.5% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.5% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.8% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- 21 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 23 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
- 24 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 25 Latvia 92.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
- 27 Anguilla 91.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1980.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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