Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
83.9%
in 2022
All-time low
75.4%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 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: Post-demographic Dividend is 83.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 83.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 1972.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.3% | — |
| 1971 | 75.6% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 78.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.1% | 75.4% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 76.1% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 77.9% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.7% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 83.3% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.6% | 83.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 83.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 1972.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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