Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 20.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 20.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 33.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2021.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 202nd of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.0% | — |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 18.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.9% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 20.9% 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2021.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 202nd out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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