ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) vs France: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
73.8%
in 2009
France
83.0%
in 2013
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
78th
France rank
76th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 83.0% against 73.8% in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 9.2%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.

Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 78th and France ranks 76th of 221 groups.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) France Difference Ahead
1970s 55.2% 68.3% 13.1% France
1980s 57.1% 66.1% 9.0% France
1990s 64.5% 78.0% 13.5% France
2000s 73.1% 81.1% 7.9% France

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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) or France?
France, at 83.0% against 73.8% in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2013.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and France?
9.2%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and France?
26 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2009.
How do ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and France rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 78th and France ranks 76th 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