Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 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: Late-demographic Dividend is 65.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 65.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1994.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 43rd of 213 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 54.5% | — |
| 1995 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 54.5% | 56.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 56.9% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 58.2% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.6% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 40 Puerto Rico 71.5% compare
- 41 Cuba 71.4% compare
- 42 Albania 71.3% compare
- 43 Saint Lucia 71.2% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 71.2% compare
- 45 Algeria 71.0% compare
- 46 Malta 70.6% compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 65.7% 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1994.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 43rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-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