ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Eritrea: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
49.4%
in 2024
Eritrea
44.1%
in 2022
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
189th
Eritrea rank
192nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Eritrea
How they compare
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 49.4% against 44.1% in Eritrea, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Eritrea ahead.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 192nd of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.6% | 44.9% | 3.3% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 38.2% | 4.3% | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 40.3% | 4.0% | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 38.7% | 7.4% | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 44.1% | 5.0% | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Eritrea?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 49.4% against 44.1% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Eritrea?
- 5.3%, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Eritrea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Eritrea rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 192nd 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release