Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 83.4% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2019.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 97th of 164 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 61.7% | — |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.7% | 59.2% | 61.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 60.0% | 83.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 83.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 97th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release