Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 44.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 44.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 44.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1987.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 28.6% | — |
| 1988 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 29.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.9% | 28.6% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 29.2% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 35.4% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.2% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 42.8% | 44.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 44.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1987.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western 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