Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary education, teachers was 87.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 87.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 87.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1980.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 79.0% | — |
| 1981 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.3% | 79.0% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.6% | 81.9% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 82.2% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 82.8% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.0% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Primary education, teachers in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 87.5% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary education, teachers?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.