Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 67.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 67.1% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 67.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1995.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58.0% | — |
| 1996 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 58.0% | 60.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 61.3% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 66.9% | 67.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 67.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1995.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.