Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
44th
of 213 groups
All-time high
65.8%
in 2023
All-time low
59.9%
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend stood at 65.7%.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 65.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1993.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 44th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.0% | — |
| 1993 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 59.9% | 61.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 61.8% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 64.3% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.6% | 65.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Post-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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1993.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 44th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-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