Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 55.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
55.8%
in 2023
All-time low
45.2%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations recorded 55.7% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 55.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1978.
WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.7% | — |
| 1971 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 46.5% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 46.0% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 45.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 46.1% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 50.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 52.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.0% | 45.2% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 46.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 52.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 52.3% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 52.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 54.1% | 55.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5642 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8569 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3027 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 55.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1978.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 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