Primary education, teachers in European Union
European Union: Primary education, teachers was 85.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in European Union, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
European Union recorded 85.6% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in European Union peaked at 85.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in European Union, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.9% | — |
| 1971 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.7% | 75.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 76.2% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 79.0% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 84.1% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.5% | 85.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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 European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in European Union?
- Primary education, teachers in European Union was 85.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1972.
- How does European Union rank for primary education, teachers?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.