Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 45.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
45.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.5%
in 2024
All-time low
39.5%
in 1999
Years of data
54
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low 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 Income (july 2025) stood at 45.5%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1999.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.7% | — |
| 1972 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 41.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.0% | 42.5% | 43.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 41.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 39.5% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 40.1% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.2% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 21.8% compare
- 209 Chad 21.3% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 19.1% compare
- 211 Somalia 16.6% compare
- 212 Liberia 15.7% compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 45.5% 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 Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Low 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