Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 61.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 63.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1994.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 26th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 53.1% | — |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 53.1% | 63.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 54.4% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 56.6% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 59.8% | 61.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 61.8% 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1994.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 26th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-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