Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.5%
in 2024
All-time low
40.7%
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 60.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1978.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 63rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 40.7% | — |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 43.4% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 40.7% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 43.1% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 46.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 50.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.3% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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 secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 60.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1978.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release