United Kingdom vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
United Kingdom
86.4%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
77.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
59th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
56th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- United Kingdom
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 86.4% against 77.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.9%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 59th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 56th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 4 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.4% | 79.8% | 1.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 78.8% | 0.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.2% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 77.2% | 4.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 77.0% | 9.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 77.5% | 8.8% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, United Kingdom or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- United Kingdom, at 86.4% against 77.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 8.9%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- United Kingdom ranks 59th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 56th 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