Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 31.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2003–2022
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: Pre-demographic Dividend is 31.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 31.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2007.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 187th of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.8% | — |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.2% | 27.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 26.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.8% | 31.3% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 31.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2007.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 187th out of 211 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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