Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.8%
in 2023
All-time low
31.9%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 43.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 43.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1975.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 88th 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 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 32.1% | — |
| 1975 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 31.9% | 32.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 33.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 43.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1975.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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