Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Other Small States, 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: Other Small States is 66.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Other Small States peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1970.
That places WB: Other Small States 126th 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: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.9% | — |
| 1971 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.6% | 55.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 58.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 61.8% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 64.0% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.0% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.5% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Other Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Other Small States was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1970.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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