Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 213 groups
All-time high
69.2%
in 2023
All-time low
63.7%
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1992–2024

02040601992200820241992: 63.9 %1993: 63.7 %1994: 64 %1995: 64.5 %1996: 66.1 %1997: 66.3 %1998: 66.1 %1999: 66 %2000: 65.6 %2001: 65.7 %2002: 65.8 %2003: 66.2 %2004: 66.2 %2005: 66.3 %2006: 66.4 %2007: 66.5 %2008: 66.5 %2009: 66.5 %2010: 66.9 %2011: 67.3 %2012: 67.5 %2013: 68.1 %2014: 68.5 %2015: 68.7 %2016: 68.7 %2017: 68.8 %2018: 68.5 %2019: 68.7 %2020: 69.1 %2021: 69.1 %2022: 69.1 %2023: 69.2 %2024: 69.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 69.2% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 69.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1993.

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 18th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 63.9%
1993 63.7% -0.3%
1994 64.0% +0.4%
1995 64.5% +0.9%
1996 66.1% +2.4%
1997 66.3% +0.4%
1998 66.1% -0.4%
1999 66.0% -0.2%
2000 65.6% -0.5%
2001 65.7% +0.2%
2002 65.8% +0.1%
2003 66.2% +0.7%
2004 66.2% -0.1%
2005 66.3% +0.2%
2006 66.4% +0.1%
2007 66.5% +0.3%
2008 66.5% -0.1%
2009 66.5% +0.0%
2010 66.9% +0.7%
2011 67.3% +0.5%
2012 67.5% +0.3%
2013 68.1% +0.9%
2014 68.5% +0.6%
2015 68.7% +0.2%
2016 68.7% +0.1%
2017 68.8% +0.0%
2018 68.5% -0.4%
2019 68.7% +0.4%
2020 69.1% +0.5%
2021 69.1% +0.0%
2022 69.1% -0.0%
2023 69.2% +0.1%
2024 69.2% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.1% 63.7% 66.3% 8
2000s 66.2% 65.6% 66.5% 10
2010s 68.2% 66.9% 68.8% 10
2020s 69.1% 69.1% 69.2% 5

Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

  1. 15 Israel 78.5% compare
  2. 16 Suriname 78.1% compare
  3. 17 Lebanon 76.9% compare
  4. 18 San Marino 76.4% compare
  5. 19 United Arab Emirates 76.1% compare
  6. 20 Sri Lanka 75.8% compare
  7. 21 Poland 75.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2023.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1993.
How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 18th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release