Sri Lanka vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Sri Lanka
87.9%
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
87.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
47th
Share of primary school teachers who are women over time
- Sri Lanka
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 87.9% against 87.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 47th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 88.8% | 28.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 87.4% | 8.5% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 89.9% | 2.2% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.7% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Sri Lanka or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 87.9% against 87.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Sri Lanka and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 47th 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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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.