Somalia vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Somalia
16.6%
in 2007
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
45.5%
in 2024
Somalia rank
211th
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
211th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Somalia
  • WB: Low Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Low Income (july 2025) currently reports 45.5% against 16.6% in Somalia, a difference of 28.9%.

That makes WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s figure about 2.7 times Somalia's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, WB: Low Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 211th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 211th of 212 countries.

WB: Low Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia WB: Low Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 18.5% 43.0% 24.5% WB: Low Income (july 2025)
1980s 28.9% 42.5% 13.7% WB: Low Income (july 2025)
2000s 16.6% 41.0% 24.4% WB: Low Income (july 2025)

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: Low Income (july 2025)?
WB: Low Income (july 2025), at 45.5% 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
28.9%, with WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2007.
How do Somalia and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Somalia ranks 211th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 211th 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release