Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Teachers in secondary education, female was 4.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.04 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.13 million
in 2001
All-time low
3.38 million
in 1981
Years of data
40
1981–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 4.04 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 4.13 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.38 million, in 1981.
SDG: Europe ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.38 million | — |
| 1986 | 3.53 million | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 3.60 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.62 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.67 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 3.70 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.73 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 3.75 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 3.89 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.93 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.99 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.01 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.98 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.00 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.09 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.03 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.96 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.91 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.87 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.80 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.75 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.69 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.68 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.73 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.76 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.80 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.98 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.06 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.05 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.04 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.56 million | 3.38 million | 3.67 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.88 million | 3.70 million | 4.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 million | 3.75 million | 4.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 million | 3.68 million | 3.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 million | 3.98 million | 4.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Europe?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Europe was 4.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 million in 1981.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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