Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.4%
in 2020
All-time low
71.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Euro Area, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Euro Area is 85.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 85.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1971.
WB: Euro Area ranks 34th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.3% | — |
| 1971 | 71.7% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 81.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.9% | 71.7% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 73.8% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 77.6% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 80.9% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 83.9% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 85.2% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Euro Area?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Euro Area was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1971.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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