Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 62.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Gibraltar, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 62.6% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Gibraltar peaked at 66.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1983.
That places Gibraltar 86th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 secondary education who are female in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 41.4% | — |
| 1973 | 42.0% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 39.7% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 40.4% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | +56.6% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.9% | 38.1% | 45.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 35.2% | 38.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 43.0% | 58.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 62.4% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 62.3% | 66.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More education data for Gibraltar
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2,755 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Gibraltar?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Gibraltar was 62.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1983.
- How does Gibraltar rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Gibraltar ranks 86th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release