Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 64.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1970.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.6% | — |
| 1971 | 41.3% | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 43.4% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.7% | 37.6% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 43.4% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 47.9% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 50.8% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 56.9% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 62.7% | 64.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 64.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1970.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release