Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.5%
in 2024
All-time low
32.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Lower 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1970.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.5% | — |
| 1971 | 36.4% | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 36.0% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 36.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 37.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 38.1% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 38.7% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.1% | 32.5% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 37.7% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 42.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 46.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 52.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 59.3% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 140 Malaysia 70.1% compare
- 141 Eswatini 69.8% compare
- 142 Iraq 68.8% compare
- 143 Thailand 68.3% compare
- 144 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 67.6% compare
- 145 Micronesia, Federated States of 67.3% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 67.3% compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 60.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1970.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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