Ireland: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1976 it is up 17.54 percentage points from 50.43% in 1976. The World Bank has no value for 38 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Ireland had the 11th highest value of the 36 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ireland in the 2023 ranking

• Portugal — 8th of 36: 70.24%
• Dominica — 9th of 36: 69.86%
• Brunei Darussalam — 10th of 36: 69.68%
• Cyprus — 12th of 36: 67.78%
• Greece — 13th of 36: 64.74%
• Singapore — 14th of 36: 64.41%

What this measures

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

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 70.66% (2024)
• Andorra — 64.3% (2024)
• Armenia — 88.72% (2024)
• Austria — 64.27% (2024)
• Belarus — 81.3% (2024)
• Belgium — 63.96% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 64.15% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 77.01% (2024)
• Croatia — 71.34% (2023)
• Cyprus — 67.78% (2023)
• Denmark

More education data for Ireland

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 548,873 (2022)
• Secondary education, pupils — 456,625 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.04 (2020)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.1 (2020)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Ireland's secondary education, teachers (% female)?

67.97% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is up 17.54 percentage points from 50.43% in 1976. The highest value was 68.61% in 2021 and the lowest 50.01% in 1983.

How does Ireland rank?

11th highest of 36 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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