Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 72.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 72.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 72.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2013.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 3rd of 213 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.7% | — |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 70.5% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 70.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.4% | 72.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 72.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2013.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 3rd out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern 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