ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Mexico: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
62.3%
in 2024
Mexico
70.3%
in 2023
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
139th
Mexico rank
138th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
  • Mexico
020406080197119972024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 70.3% against 62.3% in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 139th and Mexico ranks 138th of 221 groups.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 50.0% 61.3% 11.4% Mexico
1990s 59.8% 61.8% 1.9% Mexico
2000s 58.0% 65.1% 7.1% Mexico
2010s 59.7% 66.6% 6.9% Mexico
2020s 62.1% 69.9% 7.8% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Mexico?
Mexico, at 70.3% against 62.3% in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Mexico?
8.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Mexico?
28 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Mexico rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 139th and Mexico ranks 138th of 221 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Mexico: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-primary-education-who-are-female-percent/eca-southern-africa-unsdcode-98104/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-primary-education-who-are-female-percent/eca-southern-africa-unsdcode-98104/mexico/">ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Mexico: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female</a> — Statizoid

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