Denmark vs ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Denmark
67.2%
in 2024
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
59.1%
in 2020
Denmark rank
147th
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank
148th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Denmark
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 67.2% against 59.1% in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)'s.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 147th and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 148th of 212 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.8% | 23.8% | 33.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 36.4% | 23.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 41.3% | 22.7% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 57.9% | 10.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 59.1% | 9.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Denmark or ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Denmark, at 67.2% against 59.1% in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Denmark and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- 8.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Denmark ranks 147th and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 148th 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