Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 53.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Small States, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Small States stood at 53.9%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Small States peaked at 55.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1998.
WB: Small States ranks 81st of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.2% | — |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.2% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 48.3% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 50.9% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.9% | 54.4% | 3 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Small States was 53.9% 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: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1998.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Small States ranks 81st out of 211 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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