Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
68.6%
in 2021
All-time low
62.3%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 68.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 68.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 1992.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 62.3% | — |
| 1993 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 62.3% | 64.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 64.3% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.3% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.3% | 68.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 12 Guyana 79.6% compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 78.3% compare
- 15 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 16 Estonia 76.1% compare
- 17 Mongolia 75.9% compare
- 18 San Marino 75.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 1992.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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