Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 85.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 85.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2015.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 91st of 164 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75.7% | — |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4% | 75.7% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 77.3% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 88 Cook Islands 50.5% compare
- 89 Grenada 45.6% compare
- 90 Palestine, State of 37.1% compare
- 91 Cameroon 36.2% compare
- 92 British Virgin Islands 32.1% compare
- 93 Belize 26.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 246,366 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 85.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 91st out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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