ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) vs Russian Federation: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
94.3%
in 2024
Russian Federation
99.3%
in 2023
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
3rd

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
  • Russian Federation
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 99.3% against 94.3% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1980s 90.4% 98.1% 7.8% Russian Federation
1990s 91.9% 98.4% 6.4% Russian Federation
2000s 92.5% 98.5% 5.9% Russian Federation
2010s 94.1% 98.5% 4.4% Russian Federation
2020s 94.4% 99.3% 4.9% Russian Federation

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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 99.3% against 94.3% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Russian Federation?
5.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Russian Federation?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Russian Federation rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd 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