ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) vs Iraq: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
59.9%
in 2020
Iraq
68.8%
in 2007
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
144th
Iraq rank
142nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.8% against 59.9% in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ahead.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 144th and Iraq ranks 142nd of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 37.4% | 11.5% | ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 59.3% | 10.1% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 70.5% | 18.8% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 71.4% | 15.1% | Iraq |
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: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 68.8% against 59.9% in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) as of 2007.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Iraq?
- 8.9%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Iraq?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Iraq rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 144th and Iraq ranks 142nd 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
February 2026 Data Release