Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 34.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) is 34.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 34.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1982.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 158th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 28.2% | — |
| 1980 | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 27.1% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 27.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.2% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 34.0% | 34.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 34.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1982.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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