GPE: Region 1 vs Nigeria: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: Region 1
53.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
55.2%
in 2021
GPE: Region 1 rank
169th
Nigeria rank
172nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Region 1
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 55.2% against 53.5% in GPE: Region 1, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GPE: Region 1 ahead.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th and Nigeria ranks 172nd of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, GPE: Region 1 averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 1 | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 25.4% | 19.0% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 37.9% | 5.0% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 45.6% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 49.1% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 51.0% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 56.5% | 4.9% | Nigeria |
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: Region 1 or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 55.2% against 53.5% in GPE: Region 1 as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Region 1 and Nigeria?
- 1.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 1 and Nigeria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do GPE: Region 1 and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th and Nigeria ranks 172nd 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