Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1994–2024
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: Ibrd Only is 61.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1994.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 77th 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 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51.8% | — |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 53.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 54.8% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.2% | 61.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
- 74 Gibraltar 64.4% compare
- 75 Uzbekistan 64.4% compare
- 76 Kiribati 64.2% compare
- 77 British Virgin Islands 64.1% compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.8% compare
- 79 Naoero 63.6% compare
- 80 Honduras 63.4% compare
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 212.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only was 61.5% 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: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1994.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 77th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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