Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 66.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.4%
in 2024
All-time low
43.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 66.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 66.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1970.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 124th 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.0% | — |
| 1971 | 45.8% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 44.2% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.4% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 45.8% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 46.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.7% | 43.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 45.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 54.3% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 58.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.6% | 66.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 66.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1970.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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