ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs Finland: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
69.4%
in 2024
Finland
79.7%
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
95th
Finland rank
93rd

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 79.7% against 69.4% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), a difference of 10.3%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 95th and Finland ranks 93rd of 221 groups.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Finland Difference Ahead
1970s 39.9% 61.4% 21.5% Finland
1990s 52.7% 69.7% 17.1% Finland
2000s 56.6% 75.6% 19.0% Finland
2010s 63.1% 79.4% 16.3% Finland
2020s 68.6% 79.6% 11.1% Finland

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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or Finland?
Finland, at 79.7% against 69.4% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Finland?
10.3%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Finland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Finland rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 95th and Finland ranks 93rd 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