ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Mexico: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
61.6%
in 2020
Mexico
70.3%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
141st
Mexico rank
138th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Mexico
020406080197119972023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 70.3% against 61.6% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 141st and Mexico ranks 138th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 50.6% 61.8% 11.2% Mexico
2000s 52.8% 65.1% 12.2% Mexico
2010s 59.0% 66.6% 7.5% Mexico
2020s 61.6% 69.4% 7.9% Mexico

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 Mexico?
Mexico, at 70.3% against 61.6% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Mexico?
8.7%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Mexico?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Mexico rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 141st and Mexico ranks 138th 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