GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Netherlands: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
76.0%
in 2024
Netherlands
87.0%
in 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
58th
Netherlands rank
57th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 87.0% against 76.0% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.5% | 46.5% | 3.0% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 49.1% | 3.4% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 55.6% | 4.7% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 86.3% | 16.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 87.2% | 12.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 87.0% against 76.0% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Netherlands?
- 11.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Netherlands?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 57th 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