GPE: Region 1 vs Rwanda: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: Region 1
53.5%
in 2024
Rwanda
56.7%
in 2024
GPE: Region 1 rank
169th
Rwanda rank
169th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Region 1
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 56.7% against 53.5% in GPE: Region 1, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Region 1's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was GPE: Region 1 ahead.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th and Rwanda ranks 169th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, GPE: Region 1 averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 1 | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.9% | 26.5% | 17.4% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 42.7% | 0.1% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 50.0% | 5.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 52.5% | 5.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 53.5% | 3.3% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 57.2% | 4.2% | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 56.7% against 53.5% in GPE: Region 1 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Region 1 and Rwanda?
- 3.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 1 and Rwanda?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Region 1 and Rwanda rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th and Rwanda ranks 169th 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