Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 2.02 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 2.02 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 2.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113,708, in 1971.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 113,708 | — |
| 1972 | 121,885 | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 199,071 | +63.3% |
| 1974 | 248,779 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 153,916 | -38.1% |
| 1976 | 182,126 | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 175,506 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 196,195 | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 193,993 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 218,899 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 232,269 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 238,792 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 255,710 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 271,375 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 327,775 | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 293,246 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 314,647 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 338,578 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 325,376 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 329,156 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 344,210 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 457,452 | +32.9% |
| 1993 | 433,952 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 466,573 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 418,695 | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 472,637 | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 507,785 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 610,604 | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 638,306 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 659,306 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 680,506 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 728,655 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 743,723 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 843,733 | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 873,950 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 923,133 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.71 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.80 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.02 million | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in WB: Early-demographic Dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +63.3% | 121,885 | 199,071 |
| 1975 | -38.1% | 248,779 | 153,916 |
| 1992 | +32.9% | 344,210 | 457,452 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 176,131 | 113,708 | 248,779 | 9 |
| 1980s | 281,667 | 218,899 | 338,578 | 10 |
| 1990s | 467,937 | 329,156 | 638,306 | 10 |
| 2000s | 871,238 | 659,306 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million | 1.23 million | 1.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million | 1.76 million | 2.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 2.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,708 in 1971.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release