Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 66.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 66.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 66.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2001.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 14th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.1% | — |
| 2002 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 60.1% | 61.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 61.9% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 64.9% | 66.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 11 San Marino 75.0% compare
- 12 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 72.9% compare
- 14 Dominica 72.8% compare
- 15 Montserrat 72.7% compare
- 16 Romania 72.7% compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 71.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 66.2% 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: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 14th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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