ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Nigeria: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
53.4%
in 2024
Nigeria
50.5%
in 2021
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
118th
Nigeria rank
119th

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

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Nigeria
0204060199420092024

How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 53.4% against 50.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 119th of 213 groups.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 47.4% 39.3% 8.1% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2010s 50.0% 47.2% 2.9% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 53.0% 50.9% 2.0% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

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, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Nigeria?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 53.4% against 50.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Nigeria?
2.9%, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 118th 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

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