ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Iraq: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
61.6%
in 2020
Iraq
68.8%
in 2007
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
141st
Iraq rank
142nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.8% against 61.6% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 141st and Iraq ranks 142nd of 221 groups.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.5% | 59.3% | 6.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 70.5% | 18.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 71.4% | 19.5% | 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, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 68.8% against 61.6% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) as of 2007.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Iraq?
- 7.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Iraq?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2007.
- How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Iraq rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 141st 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