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
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release