Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.5%
in 2023
All-time low
33.4%
in 1974
Years of data
52
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only is 45.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 45.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1974.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 63rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 39.7% | — |
| 1974 | 33.4% | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 38.7% | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 38.9% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 38.9% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 39.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 38.7% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 38.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 38.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 33.4% | 39.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 38.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 37.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 43.6% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 44.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 45.0% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 212.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only was 45.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1974.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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