Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 65.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
65.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.7%
in 2007
All-time low
64.4%
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 65.8%.
The figure is 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 66.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1994.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.7% | — |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 64.4% | 65.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 65.5% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.7% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.8% | 66.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 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
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1994.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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