What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Central African Republic and Somalia?

2.5%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1980.

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.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Central African Republic

19.1%

in 2016

Somalia

16.6%

in 2007

Central African Republic rank

210th

Somalia rank

211th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 19.1% against 16.6% in Somalia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 210th and Somalia ranks 211th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.8%	17.9%	0.1%	Somalia
1980s	21.1%	28.9%	7.7%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Central African Republic, at 19.1% against 16.6% in Somalia as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 2.5%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1980.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?: Central African Republic ranks 210th and Somalia ranks 211th 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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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: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release