Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 56.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 56.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1993.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 113th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.5% | — |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.5% | 46.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 45.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 48.7% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 53.9% | 56.1% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 56.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1993.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 113th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release