Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
40th
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.4%
in 2023
All-time low
55.9%
in 1981
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 64.4%.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 64.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1981.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 56.6% | — |
| 1979 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 57.0% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 55.9% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 56.6% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.8% | 55.9% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 57.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 60.2% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 62.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.1% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 64.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1981.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release