MDG: Oceania vs Nigeria: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
MDG: Oceania
52.8%
in 2017
Nigeria
55.2%
in 2021
MDG: Oceania rank
175th
Nigeria rank
172nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- MDG: Oceania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 55.2% against 52.8% in MDG: Oceania, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Oceania ahead.
MDG: Oceania ranks 175th and Nigeria ranks 172nd of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: Oceania averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Oceania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 25.4% | 15.1% | MDG: Oceania |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 37.9% | 4.7% | MDG: Oceania |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 45.6% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 49.1% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.2% | 1.3% | MDG: Oceania |
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: Oceania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 55.2% against 52.8% in MDG: Oceania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between MDG: Oceania and Nigeria?
- 2.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Oceania and Nigeria?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do MDG: Oceania and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 175th and Nigeria ranks 172nd 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