Secondary education, teachers in Euro area
Euro area: Secondary education, teachers was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Euro area, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Euro area stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Euro area peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 48.2% | — |
| 1973 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.4% | 47.9% | 51.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 52.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 54.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 57.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 61.7% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.0% | 64.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Euro area?
- Secondary education, teachers in Euro area was 64.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1973.
- How does Euro area rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.