Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 66.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
66.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.0%
in 2021
All-time low
64.3%
in 1994
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 66.4% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 67.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1994.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 65.4% | — |
| 1990 | 65.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.4% | 65.4% | 65.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 64.3% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 65.8% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 65.3% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 66.4% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 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
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 66.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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