Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 54.7% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 55.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1996.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.5% | — |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 49.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 52.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 54.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1996.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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