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
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
February 2026 Data Release