Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 64.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 64.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 66.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 21st out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.7% | — |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 63.7% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 64.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.1% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.9% | 66.1% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 64.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 21st out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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