Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 81.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 83.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 1999.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 198th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.4% | — |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 68.4% | 68.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 71.0% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 76.0% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.0% | 83.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- 195 Bangladesh 34.4%
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 pre-primary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 81.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 1999.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 198th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pre-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: Pre-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release