Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
45th
of 221 groups
All-time high
63.3%
in 2024
All-time low
51.5%
in 1979
Years of data
45
1979–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 63.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
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 UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1979.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 51.5% | — |
| 1981 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 52.1% | 53.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 53.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 56.3% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 61.1% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.9% | 63.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1979.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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