Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 52.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
52.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
132nd
of 213 groups
All-time high
55.7%
in 2002
All-time low
51.4%
in 2017
Years of data
25
1998–2022
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Small States, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 52.1% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Small States peaked at 55.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2017.
WB: Small States ranks 132nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.1% | — |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 55.1% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 54.6% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 51.4% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 129 Madagascar 42.0% compare
- 130 Timor-Leste 41.4% compare
- 131 Afghanistan 39.9% compare
- 132 Rwanda 38.8% compare
- 133 Angola 37.1% compare
- 134 Nepal 36.4% compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 34.8% compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Small States was 52.1% 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: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2017.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Small States ranks 132nd out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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