Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Nepal or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 54.9% against 54.7% in Nepal as of 2017.

What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?

11 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.

Nepal vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of primary school teachers who are women

Nepal

54.7%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

54.9%

in 2017

Nepal rank

176th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

173rd

Share of primary school teachers who are women over time

Nepal
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 54.9% against 54.7% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 212 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.8%	58.6%	47.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	32.6%	53.3%	20.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	42.6%	55.6%	13.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Nepal or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 54.9% against 54.7% in Nepal as of 2017.
What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of primary school teachers who are women?: Nepal ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 6,239 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.