Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.1%
in 2023
All-time low
35.6%
in 1976
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 49.0% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 49.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1976.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 35.8% | — |
| 1975 | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 35.9% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 36.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 36.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 36.4% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 37.7% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 42.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 46.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 49.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 49.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1976.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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