Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 59.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
75th
of 221 groups
All-time high
59.5%
in 2023
All-time low
47.4%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members is 59.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 59.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1975.
That places WB: Oecd Members 75th 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 50 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 47.4% | — |
| 1976 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 47.4% | 48.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 49.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.4% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 53.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 57.2% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 58.9% | 59.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members was 59.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1975.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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