Belgium vs ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Belgium
82.7%
in 2023
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
74.4%
in 2024
Belgium rank
77th
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
76th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Belgium
  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
020406080197119972024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 82.7% against 74.4% in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 77th and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 76th of 212 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Difference Ahead
1970s 56.9% 38.8% 18.1% Belgium
1980s 59.9% 40.1% 19.8% Belgium
1990s 71.6% 46.7% 24.9% Belgium
2000s 79.9% 57.6% 22.2% Belgium
2010s 81.8% 63.7% 18.2% Belgium
2020s 82.7% 72.0% 10.7% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Belgium or ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Belgium, at 82.7% against 74.4% in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Belgium and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
8.3%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Belgium and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Belgium ranks 77th and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 76th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary 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 primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release