Gabon vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Gabon
57.5%
in 2019
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
54.2%
in 2024
Gabon rank
168th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
167th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Gabon
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 57.5% against 54.2% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Gabon ranks 168th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 167th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 46.4% | 25.6% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 45.4% | 13.4% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 49.1% | 7.1% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 50.0% | 3.8% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 51.5% | 3.6% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Gabon or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gabon, at 57.5% against 54.2% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Gabon and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 3.3%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Gabon ranks 168th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 167th 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