Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: European Union, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: European Union recorded 43.9% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: European Union peaked at 43.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1992.
WB: European Union ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.3% | — |
| 1993 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.0% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.8% | 43.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 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 WB: European Union?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: European Union was 43.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1992.
- How does WB: European Union rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: European Union ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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