Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
25th
of 211 groups
All-time high
62.9%
in 2021
All-time low
52.0%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1992–2024

02040601992200820241992: 52 %1993: 52.1 %1994: 52.8 %1995: 53.1 %1996: 53.6 %1997: 53.8 %1998: 53.8 %1999: 54.4 %2000: 55 %2001: 56.6 %2002: 56.7 %2003: 57.3 %2004: 58.2 %2005: 58.6 %2006: 59.1 %2007: 60 %2008: 60.1 %2009: 61 %2010: 60.6 %2011: 60.8 %2012: 61.1 %2013: 61.5 %2014: 61.5 %2015: 61.8 %2016: 61.6 %2017: 61.9 %2018: 61.8 %2019: 62 %2020: 62.4 %2021: 62.9 %2022: 62.9 %2023: 62.8 %2024: 62.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 62.7% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 62.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1992.

That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 25th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 52.0%
1993 52.1% +0.1%
1994 52.8% +1.3%
1995 53.1% +0.6%
1996 53.6% +1.0%
1997 53.8% +0.3%
1998 53.8% -0.0%
1999 54.4% +1.2%
2000 55.0% +1.0%
2001 56.6% +3.0%
2002 56.7% +0.1%
2003 57.3% +1.2%
2004 58.2% +1.6%
2005 58.6% +0.7%
2006 59.1% +0.9%
2007 60.0% +1.4%
2008 60.1% +0.2%
2009 61.0% +1.5%
2010 60.6% -0.7%
2011 60.8% +0.4%
2012 61.1% +0.6%
2013 61.5% +0.6%
2014 61.5% +0.1%
2015 61.8% +0.4%
2016 61.6% -0.4%
2017 61.9% +0.5%
2018 61.8% -0.1%
2019 62.0% +0.3%
2020 62.4% +0.6%
2021 62.9% +0.9%
2022 62.9% -0.0%
2023 62.8% -0.2%
2024 62.7% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.2% 52.0% 54.4% 8
2000s 58.3% 55.0% 61.0% 10
2010s 61.5% 60.6% 62.0% 10
2020s 62.7% 62.4% 62.9% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

  1. 22 Sri Lanka 69.9% compare
  2. 23 Albania 69.6% compare
  3. 24 Estonia 69.3% compare
  4. 25 Bahamas 69.1% compare
  5. 26 Brunei Darussalam 69.1% compare
  6. 27 Montenegro 68.9% compare
  7. 28 Portugal 68.6% compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 62.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1992.
How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 25th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 8,227 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release