Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 68.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2012–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 68.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 82.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2021.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 133rd out of 164 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 82.9% | — |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 73.9% | 82.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.3% | 69.9% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 68.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2021.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 133rd out of 164 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release