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
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
February 2026 Data Release