Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 69.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 69.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 69.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2014.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69.2% | — |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
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More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 69.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2014.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.