Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only is 55.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 55.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1994.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 75th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.8% | — |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 45.8% | 54.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 48.9% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 50.1% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.4% | 55.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
- 72 Korea 58.7% compare
- 73 United States of America 58.4% compare
- 74 Bahrain 58.3% compare
- 75 China 58.1% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 58.0% compare
- 77 Czechia 58.0% compare
- 78 Netherlands 57.9% compare
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 212.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ibrd Only was 55.4% 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: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1994.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 75th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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