Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 71.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 71.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe peaked at 71.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1993.
SDG: Europe ranks 4th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 66.5% | — |
| 1994 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 66.5% | 68.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 68.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.9% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.3% | 71.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe was 71.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 4th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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