ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) vs Norway: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
65.0%
in 2024
Norway
73.6%
in 2024
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank
129th
Norway rank
128th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 73.6% against 65.0% in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 129th and Norway ranks 128th of 221 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 52.6% 61.8% 9.2% Norway
2010s 62.6% 74.7% 12.2% Norway
2020s 65.3% 74.1% 8.8% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) or Norway?
Norway, at 73.6% against 65.0% in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) and Norway?
8.6%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) and Norway?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) and Norway rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 129th and Norway ranks 128th 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

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