Iran vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Iran
76.6%
in 2023
UNESCO: Sids
67.0%
in 2024
Iran rank
115th
UNESCO: Sids rank
117th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Iran
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Iran currently reports 76.6% against 67.0% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
Iran ranks 115th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 117th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and UNESCO: Sids in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.6% | 62.5% | 10.9% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 66.8% | 13.5% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 66.7% | 12.4% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 66.9% | 11.9% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 65.9% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 67.8% | 9.0% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Iran or UNESCO: Sids?
- Iran, at 76.6% against 67.0% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Iran and UNESCO: Sids?
- 9.6%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and UNESCO: Sids?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iran and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Iran ranks 115th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 117th 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