Teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1.48 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.48 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
55th
of 211 groups
All-time high
1.68 million
in 2005
All-time low
1.40 million
in 1998
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Europe is 1.48 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 1.68 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million, in 1998.
That places SDG: Europe 55th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.56 million | — |
| 1994 | 1.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.65 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.62 million | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.66 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.60 million | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.61 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.57 million | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.48 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.57 million | 1.40 million | 1.65 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 1.60 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.54 million | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million | 1.47 million | 1.50 million | 5 |
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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 upper secondary education, female in SDG: Europe?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Europe was 1.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 1998.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 55th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release