Uganda vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Uganda
43.1%
in 2017
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
49.4%
in 2024
Uganda rank
194th
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
193rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Uganda
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 49.4% against 43.1% in Uganda, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 194th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd of 212 countries.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 37.4% | 8.5% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 38.6% | 9.0% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 42.2% | 10.8% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 44.2% | 6.2% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 46.0% | 4.1% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Uganda or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, at 49.4% against 43.1% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Uganda and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 6.3%, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Uganda and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Uganda ranks 194th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd 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