Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
8th
of 211 groups
All-time high
68.7%
in 2021
All-time low
60.6%
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 68.1% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe peaked at 68.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1993.
SDG: Europe ranks 8th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 60.6% | — |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.8% | 60.6% | 63.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 64.2% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 66.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 68.1% | 68.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 5 Belarus 78.1% compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 78.0% compare
- 7 Latvia 77.3% compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 76.8% compare
- 9 Canada 75.3% compare
- 10 Bulgaria 75.1% compare
- 11 San Marino 75.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Europe was 68.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 8th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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