Nigeria vs SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Nigeria
55.2%
in 2021
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
52.8%
in 2017
Nigeria rank
172nd
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
175th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Nigeria
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 55.2% against 52.8% in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ahead.
Nigeria ranks 172nd and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 175th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 40.6% | 15.1% | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 42.6% | 4.7% | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 44.4% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 47.7% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 49.5% | 1.3% | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and 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, Nigeria or SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Nigeria, at 55.2% against 52.8% in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Nigeria and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- 2.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Nigeria and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Nigeria ranks 172nd and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 175th 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