Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 66.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
25th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.6%
in 2021
All-time low
56.7%
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 66.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 66.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 56.7% | — |
| 1980 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 56.8% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.7% | 56.7% | 56.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 56.8% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 58.0% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 61.0% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 64.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.3% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- 22 Slovenia 74.0% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
- 27 Israel 72.5% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 66.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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