Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 2.28 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1982–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 2.28 million for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 2.28 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 555,023, in 1982.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 555,023 | — |
| 1983 | 575,028 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 767,603 | +33.5% |
| 1985 | 778,955 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 597,291 | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 638,817 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 621,002 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 650,656 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 638,085 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 642,817 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 630,782 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 594,076 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 627,115 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 837,009 | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 687,003 | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 890,591 | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 774,663 | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 815,649 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 865,634 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 936,873 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.86 million | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.04 million | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.14 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.22 million | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in WB: Late-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +33.5% | 575,028 | 767,603 |
| 1995 | +33.5% | 627,115 | 837,009 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 648,047 | 555,023 | 778,955 | 8 |
| 1990s | 713,779 | 594,076 | 890,591 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 865,634 | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million | 1.68 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million | 2.08 million | 2.28 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 46.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 2.28 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,023 in 1982.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-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