Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States stood at 1.15 million. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States peaked at 1.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 723,071, in 1981.
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 138th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 765,583 | — |
| 1981 | 723,071 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 775,037 | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 783,249 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 792,786 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 803,946 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 787,102 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 843,121 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 882,948 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 847,754 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 900,763 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 931,798 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 966,977 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.02 million | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 998,638 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 989,819 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 977,972 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 984,748 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 969,958 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 967,485 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 963,396 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 959,148 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 955,154 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 973,522 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 983,048 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 978,518 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 995,848 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.15 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 800,460 | 723,071 | 882,948 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million | 900,763 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 985,911 | 959,148 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 955,154 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.12 million | 1.15 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States was 1.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- The lowest recorded value was 723,071 in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 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