Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Euro area
Euro area: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 59.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Euro area, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Euro area stood at 59.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Euro area peaked at 60.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1992.
Euro area ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48.6% | — |
| 1993 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.6% | 50.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 50.1% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 56.8% | 60.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 4 Georgia 77.3% compare
- 5 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 6 Belarus 76.0% compare
- 7 Canada 75.0% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 74.1% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 72.9% compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Euro area?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Euro area was 59.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1992.
- How does Euro area rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Euro area ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.