Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area is 60.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 60.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1992.
That places WB: Euro Area 38th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48.7% | — |
| 1993 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.7% | 50.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 50.3% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 57.1% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 59.7% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Euro Area was 60.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1992.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 38th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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