Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 82.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 82.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1980.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.1% | — |
| 1973 | 73.4% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 70.7% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 71.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 71.4% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 72.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.9% | 72.1% | 73.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 70.7% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 72.9% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 74.6% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 76.5% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.0% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 82.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for primary education, teachers?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.