GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Iraq: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
59.3%
in 2024
Iraq
68.8%
in 2007
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
145th
Iraq rank
142nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.8% against 59.3% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 145th and Iraq ranks 142nd of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.9% | 37.4% | 7.5% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 59.3% | 12.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 70.5% | 19.2% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 71.4% | 18.5% | Iraq |
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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 68.8% against 59.3% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2007.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iraq?
- 9.5%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iraq?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iraq rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 145th and Iraq ranks 142nd 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