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Research Summary: Are more women becoming school leaders?
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- European Commission — Education and Training
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- Aziz Shuaib Ausi
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- 26 October 2026
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An analysis by the European Commission based on OECD TALIS 2024 data indicates that school leadership in EU lower secondary education is increasingly feminised, with female representation rising from 55.3% in 2018 to 61.0% in 2024, despite continuing variations across education systems.
Why it matters
This trend illustrates ongoing structural changes in the gender composition of education leadership across the European Union. Understanding these demographic transitions is vital for evaluating talent progression pathways, whereas persistent national disparities point to uneven systemic conditions across jurisdictions.
Key insights
- Women accounted for 61.0% of lower secondary school leaders across the EU in 2024, up from 55.3% in 2018.
- The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2024 data highlights a broader trend of increasing feminisation in school leadership.
- Substantial differences in female leadership representation persist among individual EU education systems, even though women constitute the majority in most.
Source
European Commission — Education and Training — https://education.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/data-and-analysis-on-education-and-skills/key-trends-in-education/key-trends/gender-balance-among-school-leaders
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