China vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
China
74.5%
in 2024
UNICEF: Gulf Area
65.8%
in 2024
China rank
124th
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
127th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- China
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
China currently reports 74.5% against 65.8% in UNICEF: Gulf Area, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Gulf Area's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was China ahead.
China ranks 124th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Gulf Area in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 38.4% | 0.2% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 40.4% | 1.9% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 47.4% | 2.2% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 55.7% | 1.1% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 58.4% | 4.0% | China |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 62.0% | 10.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, China or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- China, at 74.5% against 65.8% in UNICEF: Gulf Area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between China and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 8.7%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do China and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- China ranks 124th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th 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
February 2026 Data Release