Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 59.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 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: Middle Income (july 2025) is 59.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 59.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1994.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 83rd 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 50.5% | — |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.5% | 52.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 52.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.5% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.8% | 59.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 59.7% 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1994.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 83rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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