Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 37.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 37.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2007.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 172nd out of 213 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.6% | — |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.2% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 34.2% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.1% | 37.3% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 37.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2007.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 172nd out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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