Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 59.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
42nd
of 211 groups
All-time high
59.7%
in 2022
All-time low
48.6%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 59.6% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 59.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1992.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 42nd of 211 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48.6% | — |
| 1993 | 49.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 48.6% | 50.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 51.0% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 56.9% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 59.0% | 59.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 59.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1992.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 42nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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