Primary education, teachers in OECD members
OECD members: Primary education, teachers was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 81.3% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in OECD members peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1981.
OECD members ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.4% | — |
| 1971 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 74.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.0% | 73.6% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.1% | 73.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.0% | 74.8% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 77.8% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.9% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.9% | 81.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in OECD members?
- Primary education, teachers in OECD members was 81.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1981.
- How does OECD members rank for primary education, teachers?
- OECD members ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.