Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in European Union
European Union: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 67.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in European Union, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in European Union stood at 67.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in European Union peaked at 68.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1993.
That places European Union 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63.3% | — |
| 1993 | 63.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 63.2% | 65.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 65.1% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 66.5% | 68.0% | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in European Union?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in European Union was 67.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1993.
- How does European Union rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- European Union ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.