Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.5%
in 2021
All-time low
51.7%
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 64.4% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 64.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1976.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 39th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51.7% | — |
| 1977 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.3% | 51.7% | 53.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 53.4% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 55.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 58.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 62.1% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.2% | 64.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 64.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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