Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) recorded 43.0% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 43.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1992.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 97th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30.1% | — |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.1% | 33.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 34.8% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.3% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.9% | 43.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 94 Singapore 41.0% compare
- 95 Samoa 40.6% compare
- 96 Colombia 40.3% compare
- 97 El Salvador 40.0% compare
- 98 Switzerland 39.9% compare
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.7% compare
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 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 187,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.80 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 18.14 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 8.83 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 tertiary education who are female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1992.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release