Eritrea vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Eritrea
44.1%
in 2022
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
49.4%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
192nd
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
193rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Eritrea
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 49.4% against 44.1% in Eritrea, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa'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.
Eritrea ranks 192nd and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.9% | 41.5% | 3.4% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 42.5% | 4.3% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 44.2% | 3.9% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 46.0% | 7.3% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 49.1% | 5.0% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Eritrea or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 Eritrea and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 5.3%, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd 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