ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) vs Romania: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
86.2%
in 2024
Romania
93.2%
in 2023
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
23rd
Romania rank
20th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 93.2% against 86.2% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 20th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 79.7% 80.8% 1.1% Romania
1990s 81.6% 84.2% 2.6% Romania
2000s 83.3% 86.6% 3.3% Romania
2010s 85.4% 88.6% 3.2% Romania
2020s 86.1% 92.2% 6.1% Romania

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: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) or Romania?
Romania, at 93.2% against 86.2% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Romania?
7.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Romania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Romania rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 20th 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