Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.1%
in 2020
All-time low
65.8%
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 72.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 72.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 1993.
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 66.0% | — |
| 1993 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 65.8% | 68.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 68.5% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 70.8% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- 4 Georgia 83.8% compare
- 5 Ukraine 82.8% compare
- 6 Russian Federation 82.8% compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 82.1% compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 82.1% compare
- 9 Lithuania 81.3% compare
- 10 Belarus 81.3% compare
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 72.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 1993.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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