Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 44.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: South Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: South Asia stood at 44.7%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: South Asia peaked at 44.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2004.
WB: South Asia ranks 140th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.2% | — |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 30.7% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 37.4% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.2% | 44.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: South Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: South Asia was 44.7% 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: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2004.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: South Asia ranks 140th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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