Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.5%
in 2021
All-time low
52.7%
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 65.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 65.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1976.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 52.7% | — |
| 1977 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.4% | 52.7% | 54.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 54.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 59.3% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 63.0% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 65.1% | 65.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
- 27 Israel 72.5% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 65.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1976.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release