Somalia vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Somalia
16.6%
in 2007
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
45.4%
in 2024
Somalia rank
211th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
212th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Somalia
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 45.4% against 16.6% in Somalia, a difference of 28.8%.
That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 2.7 times Somalia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 211th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 212th of 212 countries.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 37.1% | 19.2% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 37.6% | 8.7% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 40.3% | 23.7% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Somalia or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 45.4% against 16.6% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Somalia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 28.8%, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Somalia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Somalia ranks 211th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 212th 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