ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Nigeria: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
53.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
50.5%
in 2021
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
119th
Nigeria rank
119th

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

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 53.3% against 50.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 119th of 213 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 40.7% 39.3% 1.4% ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2010s 46.2% 47.2% 1.0% Nigeria
2020s 51.6% 50.9% 0.7% ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

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, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or Nigeria?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 53.3% against 50.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Nigeria?
2.8%, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 119th of 213 groups.
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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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