Teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Teachers in secondary education, female was 1.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.64 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.64 million
in 2024
All-time low
811,980
in 1973
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 1.64 million. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 1.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 811,980, in 1973.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 817,548 | — |
| 1973 | 811,980 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 850,854 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 894,273 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 947,045 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 989,635 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.13 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.26 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.32 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.35 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.38 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.42 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.35 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.46 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.64 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.64 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 925,089 | 811,980 | 1.07 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million | 1.11 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million | 1.32 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million | 1.40 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million | 1.50 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million | 1.60 million | 1.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 99 Zimbabwe 19,470 compare
- 100 Honduras 18,587 compare
- 101 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18,434 compare
- 102 Côte d'Ivoire 17,941 compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17,594 compare
- 104 Hong Kong, China 17,472 compare
- 105 Albania 16,308 compare
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 1.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 811,980 in 1973.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release