Teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Teachers in primary education, female was 4.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.20 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.23 million
in 2018
All-time low
3.21 million
in 1979
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 4.20 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 4.23 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.21 million, in 1979.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.30 million | — |
| 1976 | 3.27 million | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.24 million | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.22 million | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 3.21 million | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.32 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3.31 million | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.33 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.33 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.33 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.35 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.38 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 3.38 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.66 million | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 3.62 million | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.52 million | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.54 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.69 million | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.62 million | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.70 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.67 million | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.72 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.80 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.78 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.93 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.93 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.93 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.93 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.96 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.92 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.91 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.94 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.15 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.09 million | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.20 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.25 million | 3.21 million | 3.30 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.40 million | 3.31 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 million | 3.52 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 million | 3.85 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 million | 3.91 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 million | 4.09 million | 4.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 36 Korea 132,721 compare
- 37 Syrian Arab Republic 130,893 compare
- 38 Morocco 122,904 compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 121,737 compare
- 40 Poland 117,904 compare
- 41 Tanzania, United Republic of 109,854 compare
- 42 Ukraine 104,240 compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 4.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 million in 1979.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release