Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.2%
in 2023
All-time low
26.1%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members is 43.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 43.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1975.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 96th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.5% | — |
| 1975 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 27.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 29.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 26.1% | 27.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 34.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.1% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.2% | 43.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 93 Botswana 41.5% compare
- 94 Singapore 41.0% compare
- 95 Samoa 40.6% compare
- 96 Colombia 40.3% compare
- 97 El Salvador 40.0% compare
- 98 Switzerland 39.9% compare
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Oecd Members was 43.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1975.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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