Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 65.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Serbia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 65.7% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% 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 Serbia peaked at 65.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1999.
That places Serbia 31st out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.0% | — |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 58.8% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 63.4% | 65.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Serbia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Serbia was 65.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1999.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Serbia ranks 31st out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.