New Zealand vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
New Zealand
84.6%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
74.6%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
67th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
68th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- New Zealand
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 84.6% against 74.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 10.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
Across all 41 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 67th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 68th of 212 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.6% | 39.1% | 24.5% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 71.2% | 43.4% | 27.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 50.8% | 30.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 57.9% | 25.6% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 65.5% | 18.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 72.9% | 11.7% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, New Zealand or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- New Zealand, at 84.6% against 74.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between New Zealand and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 10.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- New Zealand ranks 67th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 68th 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