Primary education, teachers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary education, teachers was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 86.4%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 87.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 1971.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.3% | — |
| 1972 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 80.7% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 78.2% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 78.4% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.4% | 77.3% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 77.8% | 79.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.0% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 80.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.7% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 51 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
- 52 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 55 Saint Lucia 86.2% compare
- 56 Israel 86.2% compare
- 57 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Primary education, teachers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 86.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for primary education, teachers?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.