Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Netherlands, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 57.9% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Netherlands peaked at 57.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1994.
Netherlands ranks 78th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31.9% | — |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +55.2% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 49.5% | 54.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.5% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Netherlands?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Netherlands was 57.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Netherlands ranks 78th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release