Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 54.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 54.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.6% | — |
| 1994 | 47.3% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.0% | 47.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 48.5% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 51.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 52.9% | 54.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 14 Russian Federation 59.6% compare
- 15 Albania 58.9% compare
- 16 Cayman Islands 58.8% compare
- 17 Saint Lucia 58.4% compare
- 18 Thailand 56.3% compare
- 19 Lithuania 56.2% compare
- 20 Iceland 55.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 54.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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