Finland vs Qatar: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Finland
79.7%
in 2024
Qatar
79.1%
in 2024
Finland rank
93rd
Qatar rank
96th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Finland
- Qatar
How they compare
Finland currently reports 79.7% against 79.1% in Qatar, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 96th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 52.6% | 8.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 69.9% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 83.7% | 7.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 85.2% | 5.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 78.1% | 1.6% | 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, Finland or Qatar?
- Finland, at 79.7% against 79.1% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Finland and Qatar?
- 0.6%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Qatar?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Qatar rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Finland ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 96th of 212 countries.
- 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