GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Turkey: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
56.3%
in 2024
Turkey
61.4%
in 2023
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
159th
Turkey rank
161st

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 61.4% against 56.3% in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th and Turkey ranks 161st of 221 groups.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 22.1% 37.6% 15.5% Turkey
1980s 28.0% 41.4% 13.4% Turkey
1990s 34.1% 42.9% 8.8% Turkey
2010s 53.5% 59.5% 6.0% Turkey
2020s 56.9% 63.5% 6.5% Turkey

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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Turkey?
Turkey, at 61.4% against 56.3% in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Turkey?
5.1%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Turkey?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Turkey rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th and Turkey ranks 161st 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release