Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 43.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 43.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1992.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 81st 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: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.3% | — |
| 1993 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.0% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.8% | 43.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 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 11.33 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 tertiary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 43.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1992.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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