Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female
Afghanistan
39.9%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
52.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
131st
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
129th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries currently reports 52.4% against 39.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 131st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 129th of 156 countries.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 48.4% | 19.7% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 50.3% | 16.6% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 51.9% | 12.0% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, at 52.4% against 39.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 12.5%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 131st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 129th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release