Teachers in upper secondary education, female in European Union
European Union: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1.07 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in European Union, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
European Union recorded 1.07 million number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in European Union peaked at 1.09 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 924,867 number, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 931,722 number | — |
| 1993 | 973,435 number | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.01 million number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 968,723 number | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 924,867 number | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 957,688 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 980,407 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 987,861 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million number | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 989,838 number | 924,867 number | 1.05 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million number | 957,688 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 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 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in European Union?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in European Union was 1.07 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 924,867 number in 1999.
- How does European Union rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.