Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Teachers in secondary education, female was 2.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.94 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
61st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.96 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.24 million
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 2.94 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 2.96 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million, in 1979.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 61st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.24 million | — |
| 1980 | 2.27 million | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.26 million | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.28 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 2.30 million | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.31 million | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.35 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.37 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.42 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.42 million | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.47 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.50 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.53 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.55 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.63 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.70 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.71 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.73 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.73 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.66 million | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.71 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.79 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.81 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.84 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.83 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.77 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.81 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.80 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.81 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.81 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.79 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.89 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.94 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.95 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.94 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.24 million | 2.24 million | 2.24 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.35 million | 2.26 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 million | 2.50 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million | 2.71 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 million | 2.77 million | 2.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 million | 2.89 million | 2.96 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5906 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 2.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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