Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 41.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States stood at 41.8%.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States peaked at 54.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1986.
WB: Small States ranks 122nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.2% | — |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 34.7% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | -23.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +27.5% | 42.9% | 54.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.7% | 34.7% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 35.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 39.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.6% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 41.8% | 54.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Small States was 41.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1986.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Small States ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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