Netherlands vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Netherlands
87.0%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
77.5%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
57th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
56th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Netherlands
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 87.0% against 77.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Netherlands ranks 57th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 56th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 79.8% | 33.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 78.8% | 29.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 78.3% | 22.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 77.0% | 9.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 77.5% | 9.7% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Netherlands or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Netherlands, at 87.0% against 77.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Netherlands and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 9.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Netherlands ranks 57th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 56th 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