Bhutan vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Bhutan
48.6%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
53.2%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
122nd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
121st

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Bhutan
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
0204060199420092024

How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 53.2% against 48.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.

Bhutan ranks 122nd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 121st of 156 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 32.6% 48.3% 15.8% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2000s 40.6% 48.6% 8.0% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 43.5% 50.8% 7.3% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2020s 47.6% 52.9% 5.3% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

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, Bhutan or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 53.2% against 48.6% in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Bhutan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
4.6%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Bhutan ranks 122nd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 121st 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release