Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 57.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 57.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1994.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 51st 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 42.4% | — |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 42.4% | 53.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 48.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 51.6% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.9% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 48 British Virgin Islands 64.9% compare
- 49 Argentina 64.5% compare
- 50 Philippines 64.2% compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 52 Hungary 63.3% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.1% compare
- 54 Cayman Islands 63.0% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 57.8% 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1994.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 51st out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle 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