Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
13th
of 221 groups
All-time high
70.4%
in 2021
All-time low
62.9%
in 1981
Years of data
40
1981–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 70.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe peaked at 70.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1981.
That places SDG: Europe 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 62.9% | — |
| 1986 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.5% | 62.9% | 63.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 63.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 66.5% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 67.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.1% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe was 70.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1981.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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