Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 53.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 53.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 55.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2004.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 18th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.7% | — |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 50.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 52.6% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.6% | 54.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 53.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2004.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release