Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 49.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 49.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 49.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1993.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 113th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.4% | — |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 32.4% | 36.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 36.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 42.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 46.7% | 49.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- 110 Saudi Arabia 50.8% compare
- 111 Micronesia, Federated States of 50.7% compare
- 112 Qatar 50.7% compare
- 113 Denmark 50.6% compare
- 114 Iran, Islamic Republic of 50.4% compare
- 115 Mexico 50.1% compare
- 116 Liechtenstein 50.0% compare
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 49.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1993.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 113th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release