Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 48.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Other Small States, 1998–2023
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: Other Small States is 48.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Other Small States peaked at 53.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2016.
That places WB: Other Small States 146th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.1% | — |
| 1999 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 52.1% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 47.1% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 143 Ghana 27.6% compare
- 144 Ethiopia 24.8% compare
- 145 Senegal 21.7% compare
- 146 Mozambique 21.0% compare
- 147 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
- 148 Mali 17.8% compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 16.9% compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Other Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Other Small States was 48.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2016.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 146th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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