Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 42.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Early-demographic Dividend recorded 42.9% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 42.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1974.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 107th 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 tertiary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.4% | — |
| 1972 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 29.5% | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 22.0% | -25.5% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 27.5% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -25.5% | 29.5% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 22.0% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 28.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.1% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 38.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 38.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.6% | 42.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 42.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1974.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release