Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.4%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.8%
in 2022
All-time low
21.8%
in 1976
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Only, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Only stood at 29.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Only peaked at 29.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1976.
That places WB: Ida Only 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.9% | — |
| 1973 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 22.1% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 22.5% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 21.8% | 23.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.4% | 29.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.6177 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8718 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8248 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Only?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Only was 29.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1976.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida 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