European Union - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in European Union was 64.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 64.35 in 2019, while its lowest value was 52.45 in 1976.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 52.45
1977 52.77
1978 53.11
1979 53.54
1980 53.97
1981 53.96
1982 54.22
1983 54.41
1984 54.59
1985 54.85
1986 55.24
1987 55.58
1988 55.67
1989 55.83
1990 56.20
1991 56.60
1992 56.69
1993 56.69
1994 57.09
1995 57.28
1996 58.06
1997 58.37
1998 58.65
1999 58.95
2000 59.25
2001 60.22
2002 60.32
2003 60.87
2004 61.34
2005 61.59
2006 61.86
2007 62.37
2008 62.42
2009 62.94
2010 62.89
2011 63.20
2012 63.41
2013 63.75
2014 63.93
2015 64.27
2016 64.23
2017 64.33
2018 64.18
2019 64.35

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs