Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 23.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1977–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 23.9%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 26.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1979.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 15.7% | — |
| 1978 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.7% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +30.5% | 17.0% | 22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 19.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 23.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1979.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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