Primary education, teachers in Euro area
Euro area: Primary education, teachers was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
85.4%
in 2020
All-time low
71.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Primary education, teachers in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Euro area stood at 85.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Euro area peaked at 85.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % female | 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 Euro area
- 1 Belarus 99.5% compare
- 2 Russian Federation 99.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 98.9% compare
- 4 Ukraine 98.6% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 98.3% compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Euro area?
- Primary education, teachers in Euro area was 85.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1971.
- How does Euro area rank for primary education, teachers?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in 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 Euro area 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.