Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.9%
in 2024
All-time low
44.7%
in 1977
Years of data
53
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 74.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1977.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 64th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.8% | — |
| 1973 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 46.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 44.7% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 48.5% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.9% | 44.7% | 48.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 47.1% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 53.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 58.7% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.2% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 61 Israel 86.2% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 63 Malta 85.8% compare
- 64 Palau 85.4% compare
- 65 Maldives 85.3% compare
- 66 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
- 67 New Zealand 84.6% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1977.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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