Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia is 48.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 48.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1994.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 40.3% | — |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8% | 39.5% | 42.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 43.5% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.2% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.5% | 48.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 48.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1994.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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