Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification recorded 33.2% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 33.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1997.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 195th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.4% | — |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 26.4% | 28.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 28.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 33.1% | 33.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 33.2% 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: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1997.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 195th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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