Cyprus has one of EU’s lowest shares of teachers under 30
Teachers under 30 accounted for 3.1 per cent of Cyprus’s teaching workforce in 2024, compared with 8 per cent across the EU, according to Eurostat.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus had one of the lowest shares of teachers aged under 30 in the EU in 2024, at 3.1 per cent, according to Eurostat data.
Young teachers across the EU
The share of teachers under 30 in Cyprus was lower than in Portugal, at 3.3 per cent, and Poland, at 4 per cent.
Across the EU, teachers under 30 accounted for 8 per cent of the teaching workforce. Luxembourg had the highest share, at 15.3 per cent, followed by Denmark, Belgium and Austria.
Workforce size and gender balance
The EU had 5.3 million teachers working in primary and secondary schools in 2024, an increase of 36,500 from the previous year.
Women accounted for 72.9 per cent of the teaching workforce, compared with 27.1 per cent for men.
Ageing teaching workforce
Teachers aged 50 or over accounted for 40.4 per cent of the EU teaching workforce.
Lithuania had the highest share of teachers in this age group, at 58.4 per cent, followed by Portugal, Italy, Latvia and Estonia.
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