Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Germany
Germany: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 66.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Germany, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Germany stood at 66.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Germany peaked at 66.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1994.
Germany ranks 54th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50.9% | — |
| 1994 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 50.6% | 56.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.7% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.1% | 66.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Germany?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Germany was 66.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1994.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
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.