Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Blend
WB: Ida Blend: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
57.0%
in 2020
All-time low
37.9%
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Blend, 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: Ida Blend is 56.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Blend peaked at 57.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1981.
WB: Ida Blend ranks 161st 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: Ida Blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.1% | — |
| 1971 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 39.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 37.9% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 41.8% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Blend
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 44.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Blend?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Blend was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Blend rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Ida Blend ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ida Blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Blend 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