ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) vs Somalia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
45.9%
in 2024
Somalia
16.6%
in 2007
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
208th
Somalia rank
211th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
  • Somalia
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 45.9% against 16.6% in Somalia, a difference of 29.3%.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 2.8 times Somalia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 208th and Somalia ranks 211th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 42.5% 17.9% 24.6% ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
1980s 42.2% 28.9% 13.3% ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2000s 40.9% 16.6% 24.3% ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

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 Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) or Somalia?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 45.9% against 16.6% in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Somalia?
29.3%, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Somalia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Somalia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 208th and Somalia ranks 211th 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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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