Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
37th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.1%
in 2020
All-time low
75.0%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 85.1% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 85.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.6% | — |
| 1971 | 75.1% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 75.0% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.7% | 75.0% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 76.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 78.5% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 80.9% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 84.0% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 85.0% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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