MDG: Latin America vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
MDG: Latin America
78.5%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
87.9%
in 2024
MDG: Latin America rank
46th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
47th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- MDG: Latin America
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 87.9% against 78.5% in MDG: Latin America, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Latin America's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
MDG: Latin America ranks 46th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 47th of 221 groups.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Latin America | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.0% | 87.8% | 6.9% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 94.1% | 15.7% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 87.5% | 9.5% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 90.9% | 12.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 87.8% | 9.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, MDG: Latin America or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 87.9% against 78.5% in MDG: Latin America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between MDG: Latin America and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 9.4%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Latin America and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do MDG: Latin America and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 46th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 47th 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