Iran vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Iran
76.6%
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
66.7%
in 2024
Iran rank
115th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
118th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Iran
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
Iran currently reports 76.6% against 66.7% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
Iran ranks 115th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 118th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.6% | 45.2% | 6.4% | Iran |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 48.3% | 5.0% | Iran |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 52.9% | 1.4% | Iran |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 56.2% | 1.2% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 61.2% | 5.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 66.1% | 10.7% | 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Iran, at 76.6% against 66.7% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Iran and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 9.9%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iran and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Iran ranks 115th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 118th 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