Indonesia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Indonesia
72.4%
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
63.9%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
131st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
134th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Indonesia
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 72.4% against 63.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Indonesia ranks 131st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 134th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 40.4% | 5.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 47.0% | 3.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 49.2% | 2.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 52.1% | 4.1% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 58.8% | 5.3% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 63.7% | 6.9% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Indonesia or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Indonesia, at 72.4% against 63.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Indonesia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 8.5%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Indonesia ranks 131st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 134th of 212 countries.
- 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