Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 70.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1993.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 11th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 65.4% | — |
| 1993 | 65.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 65.3% | 66.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 66.5% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 68.1% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.2% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 70.4% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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