Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 48.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 48.7% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 48.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1992.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.9% | — |
| 1992 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 37.6% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 41.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 47.7% | 48.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 48.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1992.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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