Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 69.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 69.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1993.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 15th 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.6% | — |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 64.4% | 66.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 66.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 67.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 69.6% | 69.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 69.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 15th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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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February 2026 Data Release