Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 55.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total is 55.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 55.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1979.
That places WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 97th 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 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.2% | — |
| 1972 | 51.4% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 50.2% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 44.7% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 46.3% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 47.5% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 47.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 44.7% | 51.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 45.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 49.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.7% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 53.8% | 55.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 270.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7231 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 340.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 290.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 55.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1979.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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