Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Sub-Saharan Africa
33.5%
in 2016
Thailand
68.7%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
Thailand rank
43rd

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 68.7% against 33.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35.2%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 31.0% 56.0% 25.1% Thailand
2010s 33.9% 59.8% 25.9% Thailand

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 68.7% against 33.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
35.2%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 43rd 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.