Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 67.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 67.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 67.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2014.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 33rd of 213 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.1% | — |
| 1999 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2% | 66.1% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 66.6% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.7% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.6% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 67.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 33rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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