Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 46.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
46.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
47.6%
in 2011
All-time low
39.0%
in 1994
Years of data
42
1982–2023
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1982–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 46.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 47.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1994.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 41.7% | — |
| 1983 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 40.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 40.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 40.1% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 39.0% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 44.6% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.1% | 46.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 50 North Macedonia 50.1% compare
- 51 Montenegro 50.1% compare
- 52 Panama 50.0% compare
- 53 Netherlands 49.9% compare
- 54 Estonia 49.7% compare
- 55 Malaysia 49.4% compare
- 56 United States Virgin Islands 49.4% compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 46.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1994.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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