Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.4%
in 2024
All-time low
35.1%
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Total, 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 Total is 52.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Total peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1973.
WB: Ida Total ranks 179th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.8% | — |
| 1971 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 37.6% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 35.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 36.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 44.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 51.7% | 52.4% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Total?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Ida Total was 52.4% 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 Total?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1973.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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