Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
44.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.3%
in 2023
All-time low
27.7%
in 1976
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Post-demographic Dividend recorded 44.2% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 44.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1976.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 73rd 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: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 28.0% | — |
| 1975 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 27.7% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 29.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 31.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 27.7% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 28.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 35.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.3% | 44.3% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 44.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1976.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-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