Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 45.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
45.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.8%
in 2023
All-time low
35.6%
in 1993
Years of data
51
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 45.8%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 45.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1993.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 57th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.9% | — |
| 1974 | 35.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 37.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 35.9% | 36.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 36.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 35.6% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 45.3% | 45.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 45.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1993.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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