Comoros vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Comoros
43.2%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
49.4%
in 2024
Comoros rank
193rd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
192nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Comoros
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 49.4% against 43.2% in Comoros, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 193rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 192nd of 212 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 37.5% | 27.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 39.0% | 25.0% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 43.7% | 18.0% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 44.3% | 10.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 46.2% | 13.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 48.9% | 5.6% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Comoros or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 49.4% against 43.2% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Comoros and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 6.2%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Comoros ranks 193rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 192nd 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