Europe & Central Asia vs Latvia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Europe & Central Asia
68.8%
in 2019
Latvia
84.6%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th
Latvia rank
2nd

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Latvia
020406080199420062019

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 84.6% against 68.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 15.8%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 66.9% 83.1% 16.2% Latvia
2000s 67.4% 84.4% 17.1% Latvia
2010s 68.2% 84.4% 16.1% Latvia

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, Europe & Central Asia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 84.6% against 68.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Europe & Central Asia and Latvia?
15.8%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Latvia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Latvia rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 2nd of 45 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.