Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.5%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.1%
in 2022
All-time low
23.1%
in 1982
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Total, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ida Total recorded 31.5% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Total peaked at 32.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1982.
WB: Ida Total ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 24.9% | — |
| 1975 | 24.8% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 24.5% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 24.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 24.3% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.2% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 31.0% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Total
- 171 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.3% compare
- 172 Togo 6.1% compare
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Total?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Ida Total was 31.5% 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 Total?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1982.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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