Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 70.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 70.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 70.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1993.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 9th 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 65.5% | — |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 66.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 65.5% | 66.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 66.7% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 68.2% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.4% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 70.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 9th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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