Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 35.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.1%
in 2024
All-time low
27.0%
in 1982
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 35.1%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 35.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1982.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.0% | — |
| 1972 | 30.2% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 30.2% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 30.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 30.0% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 27.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.0% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.5% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.5% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.3% | 35.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 35.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1982.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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