Egypt vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Egypt
66.2%
in 2024
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
58.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
149th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
152nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Egypt
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 66.2% against 58.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 149th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 152nd of 212 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 27.9% | 19.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 32.1% | 15.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 36.0% | 16.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 42.9% | 11.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 52.7% | 6.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 57.1% | 7.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Egypt or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Egypt, at 66.2% against 58.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Egypt and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 8.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Egypt ranks 149th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 152nd 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