Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.0%
in 2024
All-time low
18.9%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 43.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 43.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1974.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.0% | — |
| 1972 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +21.0% |
| 1976 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 25.4% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 24.9% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 26.4% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 27.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 29.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 18.9% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 27.8% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 37.1% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 38.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 41.6% | 43.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 97 El Salvador 40.0% compare
- 98 Switzerland 39.9% compare
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.7% compare
- 101 Italy 39.7% compare
- 102 Mauritius 39.2% compare
- 103 Cape Verde 39.1% compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1974.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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