Teachers in primary education, female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.28 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
612,069
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in WB: Euro Area, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in WB: Euro Area is 1.28 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 1.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 612,069, in 1970.
That places WB: Euro Area 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 612,069 | — |
| 1971 | 763,378 | +24.7% |
| 1972 | 785,819 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 786,915 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 805,089 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 818,911 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 827,283 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 847,853 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 857,964 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 866,062 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 874,961 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 873,345 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 875,006 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 878,207 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 885,920 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 890,050 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 904,692 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 903,139 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 903,586 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 883,863 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 910,787 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 926,239 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 931,232 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 951,169 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.00 million | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 975,013 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 994,956 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 998,995 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 997,365 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 797,134 | 612,069 | 866,062 | 10 |
| 1980s | 887,277 | 873,345 | 904,692 | 10 |
| 1990s | 969,304 | 910,787 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million | 1.04 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million | 1.16 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 1.26 million | 1.28 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,316 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in WB: Euro Area?
- Teachers in primary education, female in WB: Euro Area was 1.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 612,069 in 1970.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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