Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 66.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 66.9% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 66.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1993.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 40th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.1% | — |
| 1993 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 60.0% | 61.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 61.4% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 65.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 66.8% | 66.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 37 Dominican Republic 72.1% compare
- 38 Portugal 72.1% compare
- 39 Tokelau 72.0% compare
- 40 Puerto Rico 71.5% compare
- 41 Cuba 71.4% compare
- 42 Albania 71.3% compare
- 43 Saint Lucia 71.2% compare
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 66.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1993.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 40th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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