Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 47.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
48th
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.4%
in 2018
All-time low
39.0%
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 47.3% 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 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe peaked at 48.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Europe 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 39.8% | — |
| 1993 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.0% | 42.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 43.3% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 45.9% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 47.1% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 45 Norway 50.6% compare
- 46 Andorra 50.5% compare
- 47 Belgium 50.4% compare
- 48 Serbia 50.2% compare
- 49 Turkmenistan 50.1% compare
- 50 North Macedonia 50.1% compare
- 51 Montenegro 50.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Europe was 47.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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