Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 68.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 68.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 68.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1998.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 22nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 61.2% | — |
| 1998 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 60.9% | 61.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 61.1% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 63.5% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 66.7% | 68.7% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 68.7% 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: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 22nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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