Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 69.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Estonia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 69.7% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Estonia peaked at 78.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2018.
That places Estonia 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 77.0% | — |
| 1999 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 77.0% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 73.7% | 78.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 69.7% | 73.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Estonia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Estonia was 69.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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About this data
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.