Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 91.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 91.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1993.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 84.8% | — |
| 1994 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.3% | 84.8% | 85.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 85.4% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.4% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.1% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1993.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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