Cyprus recorded the lowest share of teachers aged under 30 in the EU in 2024, at 3.1%, according to data published by Eurostat on Monday.
After Cyprus, the lowest shares of young teachers were recorded in Portugal, at 3.3%, and Poland, at 4.0%. At the other end of the scale, Luxembourg recorded the highest share of teachers under 30, at 15.3%, followed by Denmark at 15.2%, Belgium at 14.9% and Austria at 14.6%.
According to Eurostat, a total of 5.30 million teachers worked in primary and secondary schools across the EU in 2024, an increase of 36,500 compared with 2023.
Women accounted for 72.9% of all teachers, while men made up 27.1%.