Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 65.5% 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 65.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1992.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 20th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.1% | — |
| 1993 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 58.1% | 60.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 61.2% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 63.9% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.3% | 65.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 65.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1992.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 20th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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