Primary education, teachers in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Primary education, teachers was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 91.6% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 91.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1993.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % female | 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 Central Europe and the Baltics
- 1 Belarus 99.5% compare
- 2 Russian Federation 99.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 98.9% compare
- 4 Ukraine 98.6% compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Primary education, teachers in Central Europe and the Baltics was 91.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1993.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for primary education, teachers?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in 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 Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.