Uganda vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Uganda
43.1%
in 2017
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
49.4%
in 2024
Uganda rank
194th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
192nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Uganda
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 49.4% against 43.1% in Uganda, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 192nd of 212 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 37.4% | 8.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 38.6% | 9.0% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 42.2% | 10.7% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 44.2% | 6.2% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 46.0% | 4.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 6.3%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Uganda and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Uganda ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 192nd 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