Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 41.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 stood at 41.2%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 41.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1997.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 156th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 36.4% | — |
| 1995 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 35.2% | 38.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 37.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 39.6% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.7% | 41.8% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 was 41.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 156th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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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February 2026 Data Release