Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 41.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ida Total, 1997–2023
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: Ida Total is 41.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ida Total peaked at 41.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1997.
WB: Ida Total ranks 155th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.6% | — |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 24.6% | 25.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 25.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 31.2% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 35.7% | 41.5% | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ida Total?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Ida Total was 41.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1997.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 155th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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