Trained teachers in primary education, female in OECD members
OECD members: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 91.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in OECD members, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, female in OECD members stood at 91.8%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in OECD members peaked at 97.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2023.
That places OECD members 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.3% | — |
| 2001 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.6% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.2% | 93.3% | 5 |
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in OECD members?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in OECD members was 91.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2023.
- How does OECD members rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.