Women teachers largely over-represented in primary education

Women teachers largely over-represented in primary education in the EU Almost 40% of secondary school teachers had reached the age of 50 In 2014, 2.1 million persons worked as primary school teachers in the European Union (EU). Women were largely predominant, accounting for 85% (1.7 million teachers). In secondary schools, including both lower secondary and upper secondary levels, there were 3.6 million teachers, of which 64% (2.3 million) were female.

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