Syria vs WB: Euro Area: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Syria
90.5%
in 2024
WB: Euro Area
85.3%
in 2024
Syria rank
32nd
WB: Euro Area rank
34th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Syria
  • WB: Euro Area
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 90.5% against 85.3% in WB: Euro Area, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times WB: Euro Area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Euro Area ahead.

Syria ranks 32nd and WB: Euro Area ranks 34th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 1 and WB: Euro Area in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria WB: Euro Area Difference Ahead
1970s 44.0% 72.9% 28.9% WB: Euro Area
1980s 58.6% 75.5% 17.0% WB: Euro Area
1990s 64.4% 79.7% 15.3% WB: Euro Area
2000s 68.1% 81.4% 13.2% WB: Euro Area
2020s 90.2% 85.3% 4.9% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Syria or WB: Euro Area?
Syria, at 90.5% against 85.3% in WB: Euro Area as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Syria and WB: Euro Area?
5.2%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and WB: Euro Area?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Syria and WB: Euro Area rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Syria ranks 32nd and WB: Euro Area ranks 34th 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