Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.4%
in 2024
All-time low
58.2%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 69.4% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Small States peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1970.
WB: Small States ranks 94th 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: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.2% | — |
| 1971 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.6% | 58.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 62.1% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 65.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.5% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.9% | 69.4% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Small States was 69.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1970.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Small States ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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