Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: 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
41st
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.4%
in 2024
All-time low
47.9%
in 1973
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 64.4% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1973.
That places WB: Euro Area 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 48.2% | — |
| 1973 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.4% | 47.9% | 51.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 52.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 54.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 57.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 61.7% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.0% | 64.4% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area 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 WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1973.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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